The Deer Goddess of Ancient Siberia : a Study in the Ecology of Belief.

The Deer Goddess of Ancient Siberia : a Study in the Ecology of Belief.

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Jacobson, Esther.
Imprint:	Leiden : BRILL, 1992.
Description:	1 online resource (317 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Numen Book Ser. ; v. 55 Numen Book Ser.
Subject:	Deer in art. Petroglyphs -- Russia (Federation) -- Siberia. Art, Prehistoric -- Russia (Federation) -- Siberia. Art, Prehistoric. Deer in art. Petroglyphs. Russia (Federation) -- Siberia.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12871805

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ISBN:	9004378782 9789004378780 9004096280 9789004096288
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Summary:	Central to this study is the image of the deer within the iconography of the Early Nomads of South Siberia. By examining the symbolic structures revealed in the art and archaeology of the Early Nomads, the author challenges existing theories regarding Early Nomadic cosmology. The reconstruction of meanings embedded in the deer image carries the investigation back to rock carvings, paintings, and monolithic stelae of South Siberia and northern Central Asia, from the Neolithic period down through the early Iron Age. The succession of images dominating that artistic tradition is considered against the background of cultures - including the Baykal Neolithic Afanasevo, Okunev, Andronovo, and Karasuk - evolving from a hunting-fishing dependency to a dependency on livestock. The archaic mythic traditions of specific Siberian groups are also found to lend critical detail to the changing symbolic systems of South Siberia.
Other form:	Print version: Jacobson, Esther. Deer Goddess of Ancient Siberia : A Study in the Ecology of Belief. Leiden : BRILL, ©1992 9789004096288

Table of Contents:

Preliminary Material
The Reconstruction of Symbolic Systems
The Image of the Deer: Theoretical Constructs
Images and the Symbolizing Order of Images in the Art of the Early Nomads
Rock Carvings and Paintings from the Neolithic and Aeneolithic Periods
The Elaboration of Image and Meaning
Deer Stones and Warriors
In Search of the Animal Mother
Absence and Presence
Bibliography
Index
Plates
Studies in the History of Religions Numen Bookseries.