Elements of continuity : stone cult in the Maltese Islands / George Azzopardi
- Author
- Azzopardi, George
- Published
- Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2017.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 94 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
- Additional Creators
- Archaeopress
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- Contents
- Preface; 1.0 Introduction; 1.1 Aims and methodology; 1.2 Defining and identifying sacred stones; 1.3 Earliest known literary and iconographic evidence; 2.0 Stone cult in prehistoric Malta and Gozo; 2.1 Aniconic cults in relation to figurine-based cults in prehistoric Malta; 3.0 Tripillar shrines or altars; 4.0 Betyl amulets?; 5.0 More betyls from Tas-Silġ; 6.0 Stone worship at Ras il-Wardija, in Gozo; 7.0 A pair of 'twin' betyls; 8.0 A gilded betyl in the temple of Proserpina at Mtarfa; 9.0 Conclusion; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III; Appendix IV; Bibliography; General Index.
- Summary
- The stones dealt with in this study are non-figural (or aniconic) or, sometimes, semi-figural. They come from ritual contexts and, as such, act as a material representation of divine presence in their role as betyls. The Maltese islands are presented as a case study to demonstrate the phenomenon of continuity through a study of these stones.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 178491696X
9781784916961 (electronic bk.) - Audience Notes
- Specialized.
- Note
- Previously issued in print: 2017.
Available through Archaeopress Digital Subscription Service. - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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