Cult in an Island Society
Prehistoric Malta in the Tarxien Period
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6045148 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Stoddart (0000-0002-5480-7075, corresponding author), Anthony Bonanno (University of Malta), Tancred Gouder (Heritage Malta), C Malone (0000-0002-7710-0013), David Trump (University of Cambridge) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-19 |
| Publication date | 1993-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-7743 • E-ISSN: 1474-0540 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s095977430000069x |
| OpenAlex | W2164714353 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 20 |
This paper examines the cult practices of the Tarxien period on Malta (c. 3000–c. 2500 BC) within the wider context of island societies. A model of ritual organization is developed which emphasizes the isolation of Malta during the major phases of temple building. A comparison is made between two pairs of sites each comprising a temple and burial component, Tarxien and Hal Saflieni, Ggantija and the Brochtorff Circle. A more detailed comparison is made between the more recently excavated examples: the Tarxien temple and the Brochtorff Circle mortuary complex. The latter is the subject on an ongoing Anglo-Maltese project directed by the authors. The analysis moves in turn from the constituent units (or modules) of which these sites are composed, to their overall configuration, and finally to their place in the landscape and to the place of Malta in the central Mediterranean
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Cult · Geography · Library science · Maltese · Prehistory · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,81 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2022 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |