Headhunting and the body in Iron Age Europe
Ian Armit.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
- xii, 259 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-254) and index.
Machine generated contents note: 1. Detached fragments of humanity; 2. A remarkable spiritual continuity?; 3. Shamans on the march; 4. Pillars, heads, and corn; 5. Neither this world, nor the next; 6. From the dead to the living; 7. Gods and monsters; 8. Bodies of belief.
"This book examines the widespread evidence for the removal, curation, and display of the human head in Iron Age Europe"--
9780521877565 (hardback)
Headhunters--Europe. Human body--Symbolic aspects--Europe. Human remains (Archaeology)--Europe. Rites and ceremonies--Europe. Violence--Europe. Iron age--Europe. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
Europe--Social life and customs. Europe--Religious life and customs.