Who speaks the goddess's language? Imagination and method in archaeological research

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6094486
AutoresGunnar Haaland (University of Bergen, autor correspondente), Randi Haaland (University of Bergen)
Ano1995
Volume28
Fascículo2
Páginas105-121
Data de publicação1995-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoNorwegian Archaeological Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0029-3652 • E-ISSN: 1502-7678
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00293652.1995.9965588
OpenAlexW2036771151
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas17
Referências citadas14

Prehistoric symbolic objects contain different levels of meaning. This paper critically examines Gimbutas's arguments in The Language of the Goddess with reference to the symbolic, sociological and culture‐historical levels of meaning she reads into archaeological material from South‐East Europe. By drawing on comparative ethnographic material we argue that assumptions implied in her analysis of the sociological level are inadequate, and that her symbolic analysis also suffers from shortcomings. Her culture‐historical arguments, particularly with reference to the Indo‐Europeanization of Europe, do however seem to compare favourably with alternative hypotheses when examined in the light of anthropological, ecological, genetic and linguistic perspectives

Archaeology · Art · Epistemology · Ethnography · Linguistics · Literature · Meaning (existential) · Prehistory · Sociology · The Symbolic · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · History · Language and cultural evolution · Philosophy · Psychology