Zorica Kuzmanović
Biographic Data
| ID | 1175650 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zorica Kuzmanović |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zorica |
| FAMILY NAME | Kuzmanović |
| SIGNATURE | KUZMANOVIĆ Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Belgrade |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7353-5493 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Glasinac – Notes on Archaeological Terminology
The contribution seeks to explore possible convergences in archaeological research, regardless of the theoretical/methodological approach, based on the case of the considerations of the Iron Age societies of the late prehistory in the Central Balkans. The typological-chronological analysis of decorated whetstones from the region of Glasinac, recently published by Blagoje Govedarica, points to the conclusion of diversification of social roles and …
How is Archaeology of Religion Possible
The text discusses the epistemological problems and dilemmas of the attempts to study religious life in prehistory by archaeological means. Among numerous difficulties, theoretical as well as practical, hindering these attempts, a general problem is discussed here: is archaeology of religion possible and on what grounds? This dilemma raised a series of discussions over the last decades of the 20th century, primarily among the English-speaking arc…
The Role of Homeric Epics in Archaeological Research
Throughout the history of classical scholarship, the research into the presupposed historical testimonial value of the Homeric poems – Iliad and Odyssey, has been founded upon the need to empirically confirm the contents of the epics, or at least some of their elements, as a historical reality; the archaeological study has been geared towards the confirmation through material evidence. The first part of the paper lays out the circumstances and re…
Discontinuity of Funerary Rites in Late Praehistory of the Central Balkans
Starting from the fact that the present knowledge of the late praehistory of the Central Balkans is based almost exclusively upon interpretations of funerary remains, the aim of this paper is to investigate the theoretical premises of the archaeological research into burials in this region. Problems and limitations of the traditional culture-historical approach to funerary practices are discussed, and the second part of the paper aims to demonstr…
Uticaj lingvistike na formiranje kulturno-istorijskog pristupa u arheologiji
Kritičko preispitivanje istorije arheologije u ovom radu ima za cilj da ukaže na uticaj lingvistike i, uopšte, uloge jezika u modernom društvu na formiranje kulturno-istorijskog pristupa u arheologiji, sa posebnim osvrtom na takve pojave u srpskoj arheologiji. U tom pogledu, ovaj rad se nadovezuje na seriju sličnih, kritičko-istorijskih pregleda i priloga o istoriji arheologije, koji ukazuju na tzv. konceptualni tovar koji sa sobom nosi kulturno-…
Atenica
Symbolic and cult practices of a community undoubtedly play an important role in the formation of funerary contexts. On the other hand, in the absence of written records on these practices, archaeologists are inclined to base their interpretations upon generalized and simplified ideas on “primitive cults”, such as “solar cult”. In this line of inference, technical aspects of the record are neglected in order to obtain the preconceived symbolic “m…
The Balkans as a Temporal Denominator – The Discourse of Balkanism in Serbian Archaeology
The idea of universal linear course of time is an important element of the basic framework of reference of the archaeological research into the past. However, even the fundamental theoretical premises of the discipline, such as the conceptualization of time, may be changed and differently interpreted, depending upon the social and cultural context of research. The history of archaeology in Serbia testifies that, contrary to the generally implicit…
Roman emperors and identity constructions in modern Serbia
Drawing from the constructivist approach to heritage that defines it as a reflection of contemporary social circumstances, we attempt to outline the key agencies and processes shaping the reception of the Roman heritage in contemporary Serbia. Our case study points to the process of creation of the main narrative of Roman heritage in the country as Serbia - homeland of the Roman Emperors and to its role in the construction and promotion of social…
Repositioning the Role of Written Sources in Archaeological Research
Contrary to the general attitude that the role of written sources in archaeological research marks the separation between two distinct fields of research – prehistorical and historical archaeology, the critical research into the history of the discipline points that the development of archaeology has not followed this pattern. Rather, the dominant role of the written sources in the study of classical past has been transferred onto the practices o…
The Influence of Linguistics upon the Formation of the Culture-Historical Approach in Archaeology
Through the critical research into the history of archaeology, the paper aims to explore the influence of linguistics and, more generally, the role of language in modern societies, upon the formation of the culture-historical approach in the discipline, focusing upon the situation in the Serbian archaeology. In doing so, the author follows the series of the similar critical historical accounts of the history of archaeology, pointing to the concep…
The Problem of Cultural Identity in the Contemporary Archaeological Practice
The decades-long reconsideration of the concept of culture in archaeology has been aimed at overcoming the traditional culture-historical concept, assuming culture as a relatively stable and homogeneous system of values characteristic of a certain group or a community of people. The practice of cultural classification of artefacts, based upon the premise that people linked by the production and usage of stylistically homogeneous material culture …
Reflexive Thinking - A Substitute for Analogy? An Example of a Debate on Ancient Economy
Traditional debates on analogical thinking, which is at the root of all knowledge about the past, were founded on the scientific-methodological postulate of the striving for increased control of conditions that affect the research situation, that is, the pre-methodological consensus on the need for objectifying, depersonalizing and regulating research. Faithful to the inherited ideals of objective social science, the archaeological discussion on …
The use of ethnographic analogies in archaeological reasoning
As a methodological principle analogy is present in all scientific disciplines even though, from a logical standpoint, strictly observed, it does not satisfy the criteria which would qualify it as a reliable means of deduction. The queastion of relevacy of the analogic deduction was particularly important for archaeology which, striving towards scientific objectivity, tried to find out …
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The use of ethnographic analogies in archaeological reasoning
As a methodological principle analogy is present in all scientific disciplines even though, from a logical standpoint, strictly observed, it does not satisfy the criteria which would qualify it as a reliable means of deduction. The queastion of relevacy of the analogic deduction was particularly important for archaeology which, striving towards scientific objectivity, tried to find out …
Reflexive Thinking - A Substitute for Analogy? An Example of a Debate on Ancient Economy
Traditional debates on analogical thinking, which is at the root of all knowledge about the past, were founded on the scientific-methodological postulate of the striving for increased control of conditions that affect the research situation, that is, the pre-methodological consensus on the need for objectifying, depersonalizing and regulating research. Faithful to the inherited ideals of objective social science, the archaeological discussion on …
The Problem of Cultural Identity in the Contemporary Archaeological Practice
The decades-long reconsideration of the concept of culture in archaeology has been aimed at overcoming the traditional culture-historical concept, assuming culture as a relatively stable and homogeneous system of values characteristic of a certain group or a community of people. The practice of cultural classification of artefacts, based upon the premise that people linked by the production and usage of stylistically homogeneous material culture …
The Influence of Linguistics upon the Formation of the Culture-Historical Approach in Archaeology
Through the critical research into the history of archaeology, the paper aims to explore the influence of linguistics and, more generally, the role of language in modern societies, upon the formation of the culture-historical approach in the discipline, focusing upon the situation in the Serbian archaeology. In doing so, the author follows the series of the similar critical historical accounts of the history of archaeology, pointing to the concep…
Repositioning the Role of Written Sources in Archaeological Research
Contrary to the general attitude that the role of written sources in archaeological research marks the separation between two distinct fields of research – prehistorical and historical archaeology, the critical research into the history of the discipline points that the development of archaeology has not followed this pattern. Rather, the dominant role of the written sources in the study of classical past has been transferred onto the practices o…
Roman emperors and identity constructions in modern Serbia
Drawing from the constructivist approach to heritage that defines it as a reflection of contemporary social circumstances, we attempt to outline the key agencies and processes shaping the reception of the Roman heritage in contemporary Serbia. Our case study points to the process of creation of the main narrative of Roman heritage in the country as Serbia - homeland of the Roman Emperors and to its role in the construction and promotion of social…
The Balkans as a Temporal Denominator – The Discourse of Balkanism in Serbian Archaeology
The idea of universal linear course of time is an important element of the basic framework of reference of the archaeological research into the past. However, even the fundamental theoretical premises of the discipline, such as the conceptualization of time, may be changed and differently interpreted, depending upon the social and cultural context of research. The history of archaeology in Serbia testifies that, contrary to the generally implicit…
Uticaj lingvistike na formiranje kulturno-istorijskog pristupa u arheologiji
Kritičko preispitivanje istorije arheologije u ovom radu ima za cilj da ukaže na uticaj lingvistike i, uopšte, uloge jezika u modernom društvu na formiranje kulturno-istorijskog pristupa u arheologiji, sa posebnim osvrtom na takve pojave u srpskoj arheologiji. U tom pogledu, ovaj rad se nadovezuje na seriju sličnih, kritičko-istorijskih pregleda i priloga o istoriji arheologije, koji ukazuju na tzv. konceptualni tovar koji sa sobom nosi kulturno-…
Atenica
Symbolic and cult practices of a community undoubtedly play an important role in the formation of funerary contexts. On the other hand, in the absence of written records on these practices, archaeologists are inclined to base their interpretations upon generalized and simplified ideas on “primitive cults”, such as “solar cult”. In this line of inference, technical aspects of the record are neglected in order to obtain the preconceived symbolic “m…
Discontinuity of Funerary Rites in Late Praehistory of the Central Balkans
Starting from the fact that the present knowledge of the late praehistory of the Central Balkans is based almost exclusively upon interpretations of funerary remains, the aim of this paper is to investigate the theoretical premises of the archaeological research into burials in this region. Problems and limitations of the traditional culture-historical approach to funerary practices are discussed, and the second part of the paper aims to demonstr…
The Role of Homeric Epics in Archaeological Research
Throughout the history of classical scholarship, the research into the presupposed historical testimonial value of the Homeric poems – Iliad and Odyssey, has been founded upon the need to empirically confirm the contents of the epics, or at least some of their elements, as a historical reality; the archaeological study has been geared towards the confirmation through material evidence. The first part of the paper lays out the circumstances and re…
How is Archaeology of Religion Possible
The text discusses the epistemological problems and dilemmas of the attempts to study religious life in prehistory by archaeological means. Among numerous difficulties, theoretical as well as practical, hindering these attempts, a general problem is discussed here: is archaeology of religion possible and on what grounds? This dilemma raised a series of discussions over the last decades of the 20th century, primarily among the English-speaking arc…
Glasinac – Notes on Archaeological Terminology
The contribution seeks to explore possible convergences in archaeological research, regardless of the theoretical/methodological approach, based on the case of the considerations of the Iron Age societies of the late prehistory in the Central Balkans. The typological-chronological analysis of decorated whetstones from the region of Glasinac, recently published by Blagoje Govedarica, points to the conclusion of diversification of social roles and …
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