
'Ritual Litter' Redressed
Ceri Houlbrook(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 19. May 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
78 pages
978-1-108-94964-4 (ISBN)
Description
Ritual deposition is not an activity that many people in the Western world would consider themselves participants of. The enigmatic beliefs and magical thinking that led to the deposition of swords in watery places and votive statuettes in temples, for example, may feel irrelevant to the modern day. However, it could be argued that ritual deposition is a more widespread feature now than in the past, with folk assemblages - from roadside memorials and love-lock bridges, to wishing fountains and coin-trees - emerging prolifically worldwide. Despite these assemblages being as much the result of ritual activity as historically deposited objects, they are rarely given the same academic attention or heritage status. As well as exploring the nature of ritual deposition in the contemporary West, and the beliefs and symbolisms behind various assemblages, this Element explores the heritage of the modern-day deposit, promoting a renegotiation of the pejorative term 'ritual litter'.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
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Paperback (trade)
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Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
128 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-94964-4 (9781108949644)
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Ceri Houlbrook
'Ritual Litter' Redressed
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05/2022
Cambridge University Press
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Ceri Houlbrook
'Ritual Litter' Redressed
E-Book
05/2022
Cambridge University Press
€15.49
Available for download
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Content
Introduction; 1. The Places and the People; 2. The Material Culture; 3. The Deposit as 'Litter'; 4. The Deposit as 'Heritage'.