Sökning: "ancestor cult"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden ancestor cult.

  1. 1. Thresholds to the ancestors : An examination of south-west portals with regards to cult and symbolism

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Författare :Oskar Bransell; [2023]
    Nyckelord :South-west portals; grave cult; ancestor worship; necromancy; doors of the dead ; Viking Age; Sydvästportar; gravkult; förfädersdyrkan; nekromanti; de dödas dörrar ; Vikingatiden;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the relevancy of south-west portals with regards to their potential usage in post-burial ritual activity with particular focus on the deposition of sacrificial offerings. South-west portals are a type of stone constructions found on the edges of mounds and stone settings in eastern central Sweden usually dating to the Viking Age (c. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Huset vid vägens slut : en studie om hussymbolik under bronsåldern i relation till gravar

    Kandidat-uppsats, Institutionen för kultur, energi och miljö

    Författare :Julia Hillberg; [2013]
    Nyckelord :Nordic Bronze Age; house symbolism; house urns; cult houses; longhouses; trade; Mediterranean area; ancestor cult; Nordisk bronsålder; hussymbolik; husurnor; kulthus; långhus; handel; Medelhavet; förfäderskult;

    Sammanfattning : During the Nordic Bronze Age, houses were not exclusively connected with profane contexts, but did also feature in burial places, a peculiar fact when considering the careful separation of settlements and graves. What kind of houses do we find in these sacred contexts? What did these houses stand for? Why was the house symbolism chosen to accompany the dead? And why did the house symbolism flourish during the Nordic Bronze Age? To answer these questions three representatives for the house symbolism in Sweden are discussed in more detail, such as the burial in longhouses, peculiar houses called cult houses and house urns. LÄS MER