Sexed animals in Swedish Southern Tradition rock carvings

Gender, sexuality, fertility, and implications for animals in Bronze Age ontology

Bibliographic Data

ID12911706
AuthorsJoshua M Lawrence (0000-0002-9250-8690, University of Cambridge, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume12
Issue2
Pages137-151
Publication date2019-04-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTime and Mind (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1751-696X • E-ISSN: 1751-6978
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1751696x.2019.1609800
OpenAlexW2951616564
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited11

In figurative Southern Tradition Scandinavian rock art from the Bronze Age (1700–500 cal. BC), animals of several species are, like humans, clearly and intentionally depicted with phalluses. Recently, rock art research has provided insight into the nature of gender and sexuality in Scandinavian Bronze Age ontology; however, this line of inquiry has so far been limited to anthropomorphic subjects. Through a consideration of the spatial relationships of animals with phalluses to other motifs in the carvings, this paper explores how concepts of engendering and sexualising might be fruitfully applied to depictions of animals, and engages with the question of how animal beings relate to human beings in Bronze Age ontologies

Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze · Bronze Age · Epistemology · Ethnology · Geography · Human sexuality · Linguistics · Literal and figurative language · Ontology · Rock art · Sociology · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Gender Studies · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History · Philosophy

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