Armit, Ian.

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.

306.4094 ARM