Essays about: "cult places"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words cult places.

  1. 1. Röekillorna unsealed – an osteological analysis of the seal remains at Röekillorna Spring

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk osteologi

    Author : Tea Jahrehorn Önnerfors; [2023]
    Keywords : zooarchaeology; osteological research; offerings-and burial; pinnipedia; grey seals; Neolithic; Iron Age; wetlands; pre-historical Scania; Baltic Sea; Röekillorna Spring; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Zooarchaeological studies have played a crucial role in understanding the pre-historic societies of Scania. The analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites has provided insights into the subsistence strategies, economic practices, and cultural beliefs of the people who lived in the region. READ MORE

  3. 2. The mysterious grinding grooves

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Sören Gannholm; [2020]
    Keywords : Grinding grooves; Gotland; Neolithic; excavation; 14C-dating; archaeoastronomy;

    Abstract : On the Island of Gotland, there is a phenomenon called grinding grooves, Sw. slipskåror. They occur in bedrock and boulders. About 3600 are known on the island today and having a length of less than half a meter to over one meter. READ MORE

  4. 3. Håga in context – An analysis of the Håga complex in the Bronze Age landscape of the Mälar Valley region

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Rachel Elliott; [2020]
    Keywords : Håga complex; King Björn’s mound; Bronze Age; Middle Sweden; Mälar Valley region; ritual landscapes; ritual practice theory; Hågakomplexet; Kung Björns hög; bronsåldern; Mellansverige; Mälardalen; rituell landskapet; rituellpraktiksteori;

    Abstract : The Bronze Age in Middle Sweden is characterized by several key sites and monuments which have been interpreted by previous research to play an overarching role in the elite ruling system in the Mälar Valley region. King Björn’s mound (a.k.a. READ MORE

  5. 4. ‘The Mother of All Bad Movies’ : an audience research on the culture of Tommy Wiseau’s The Room based on the live cinematic experience

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Hario Satrio Priambodho; [2018]
    Keywords : Film; Movies; Audience; Media; Cult Cinema; Live Cinema; Camp; Taste; The Room; Tommy Wiseau; Denmark; Sweden; Irony; Interaction; Emotional Public Sphere; Camp Capital; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The world of cult cinema is dotted with numerous films that are often characterised by event-like evening screenings in independent or art-house cinemas years or even decades after the film’s initial release. One film synonymous with the cult cinema circuit is Tommy Wiseau’s The Room (2003), which has often been hailed as the ‘Citizen Kane of bad movies’ due to the film’s lack of artistic vision, poor acting, and its general ineptitude in craft. READ MORE

  6. 5. Ring Out Your Dead : Distribution, form, and function of iron amulets in the late Iron Age grave fields of Lovö

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Meghan Mattsson McGinnis; [2016]
    Keywords : archaeology; Iron Age; Late Iron Age; Viking Age; Viking Studies; Vendel period; practice theory; cognitive archaeology; grave goods; New Materialism; neo-materialism; Thor s hammer rings; burial analysis; post-structuralism; Early Medieval; medieval studies; Scandinavian archaeology; Scandinavia Sweden; Swedish archaeology; Mälardalen; cultural history; ritual theory; ritual; rituals studies; burial rituals; ritualization; deviant burial; history of religions; Old Norse religion; Viking Age religion; cult places; material culture; rites of passage; amulets; magic; ancient magic; medieval magic; pratice; praxis;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to analyze the distribution, forms, and function(s) of iron amulets deposited in the late Iron Age gravefields of Lovö, with the goal of ascertaining how (and so far as possible why) these objects were utilized in rituals carried out during and after burials. Particular emphasis is given to re-interpreting the largest group of iron amulets, the iron amulet rings, in a more relational and practice-focused way than has heretofore been attempted. READ MORE