Locating the festival, positioning the feast
Natural and calendar festivals in medieval Slovenia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3918678 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Čaval (0000-0002-9337-3951, Stanford Archaeology Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, U.S.A, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 300-322 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.2018.1538814 |
| OpenAlex | W2902774311 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 39 |
The astronomical cycles and occurrences of the Sun, Moon, planets and certain star constellations were well known to prehistoric, Roman and medieval communities. Archaeoastronomy studies how ancient societies incorporated this knowledge into various aspects of past cultures. The discipline draws on modern astronomy, geodesy, physics, statistics, anthropology, ethnology and archaeology to study and interpret a wide range of source materials, from structural alignments to art, artefacts and inscriptions. This paper presents archaeoastronomical research on the orientation of Romanesque churches across the territory of modern-day Slovenia, focusing on an array of medieval festivals associated with the solstices and equinoxes. It demonstrates a profound connection between these festivals and the alignment of churches
Ancient history · Archaeology · Astronomy · Constellation · Geodesy · Geography · Natural (archaeology · Prehistory · Solstice · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Classics · Historical and Architectural Studies · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · History
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |