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Material Culture and Text: The Art of Ambiguity

By Christopher Tilley

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2014
ISBN
9781317599661, 9781138815162, 9781138799714, 9781315751948, 9781315746883, 1317599667
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2232567 bytes)
Pages
192\0
Time added
2023-11-12 05:43:19

Description

Originally published in 1991, this is the first book-length exploration of post-structuralist discourse theory in archaeology. It tackles the most basic problem of historical and archaeological analysis - the relationship between text and artefact – in an analysis of prehistoric art fusing theory and the practice of interpretation to create a fresh framework for understanding the relationship between past and present. Focusing on a collection of rock carvings from northern Sweden, the author shows how alternative conceptualizations of the material from structuralist, hermeneutic and structural-Marxist frameworks substantially alter our understanding of their meaning and significance. Engaging readers in an interpretive process, this book is for specialists in archaeology, anthropology, art history and cultural studies.

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