Some indications of shamanism in Arasbaran rock carvings

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3000520
AutoresJalal Rafifar (University of Tehran, autor de correspondencia)
Año2007
Volumen34
Páginas203-213
Fecha de publicación2007-12-31
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDocumenta Praehistorica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1408-967X • E-ISSN: 1854-2492
EditorialUniversity of Ljubljana (PUBLISHER • SI)
DOI10.4312/dp.34.15
OpenAlexW2017923459
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas2

Four seasons (1998-2002) of ethnological and archaeological researches in the northern part of the Iranian Azerbaijan have revealed hundreds of carved and scratched drawings and figures on rocks and in subterranean rock-shelters. An anthropological study reveals remarkable information about the situation and the limits of the cultural domains, the cultural relations and the process of cultural diffusion in the prehistory at the intersection of Anatolia, Caucasus, Zagros and the central plateau of Iran. The human and animals figures and signs are contextualized and ichnographically interpreted. The animal symbolism is discussed in the contexts of ancient Iran and Caucasus art and tradition

Ancient history · Archaeology · Cartography · Geography · Prehistory · Rock art · Shamanism · Sociology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Anthropology · Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History