Necropoli o santuari?

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dc.contributor.author	Crescioli Lorenzo
dc.title	Necropoli o santuari?. Rituali, credenze e pratiche religiose nel Mondo delle Steppe tra la fine dell’Età del Bronzo e l’Età del Ferro
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	it
dc.description.abstract	Beliefs and religious practices of the steppes people between the Bronze and the Iron Age represent one of the most interesting aspects of these cultures, which spread over a huge and highly varied territory. They are characterised by a series of local expressions, in which Iranian and Zoroastrian influences do not affect the originality of the sanctuaries and of the relevant religious practices. These are sometimes difficult to interpret, as for example the Kirighsuur and Deer Stones contexts, or rock art sites: these introduce very complex and highly debated issues, which are difficult to be fully understood, as for instance the question of shamanism. The most interesting phenomenon of the Iron Age (Scythian period) consists of massive burial mounds, that seem to acquire the role of real sanctuaries, which are strongly related to the landscape and to the natural elements, thus becoming the focus for the social and religious community. This hypothesis is proposed by some scholars, who argue that it may be supported by Herodotus’ description of the sanctuary of Ares.
dc.relation.ispartof	Antiquity Studies
dc.relation.ispartof	Archeologia
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2019-07-06
dc.dateAccepted	2016-04-27
dc.dateSubmitted	2016-02-27
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-329-8/necropoli-o-santuari/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-328-1/007
dc.identifier.issn	2610-8828
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9344
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-329-8
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-328-1
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
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dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Eurasian steppes
dc.subject	Eurasian steppes
dc.subject	Funerary rituals
dc.subject	Funerary rituals
dc.subject	Kurgan
dc.subject	Kurgan
dc.subject	Necropolis
dc.subject	Necropolis
dc.subject	Religious beliefs
dc.subject	Religious beliefs
dc.subject	Sanctuary
dc.subject	Sanctuary
dc.subject	Scythians
dc.subject	Scythians

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Necropoli o santuari?

Rituali, credenze e pratiche religiose nel Mondo delle Steppe tra la fine dell’Età del Bronzo e l’Età del Ferro

Lorenzo Crescioli Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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Beliefs and religious practices of the steppes people between the Bronze and the Iron Age represent one of the most interesting aspects of these cultures, which spread over a huge and highly varied territory. They are characterised by a series of local expressions, in which Iranian and Zoroastrian influences do not affect the originality of the sanctuaries and of the relevant religious practices. These are sometimes difficult to interpret, as for example the Kirighsuur and Deer Stones contexts, or rock art sites: these introduce very complex and highly debated issues, which are difficult to be fully understood, as for instance the question of shamanism. The most interesting phenomenon of the Iron Age (Scythian period) consists of massive burial mounds, that seem to acquire the role of real sanctuaries, which are strongly related to the landscape and to the natural elements, thus becoming the focus for the social and religious community. This hypothesis is proposed by some scholars, who argue that it may be supported by Herodotus’ description of the sanctuary of Ares.

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July 6, 2019

Accepted

April 27, 2016

Submitted

Feb. 27, 2016

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978-88-6969-329-8

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978-88-6969-328-1

Keywords: Necropolis • Funerary rituals • Religious beliefs • Eurasian steppes • Kurgan • Scythians • Sanctuary

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