On the interpretation of ‘Sun-ray head’ figures as Shamanic in the rock art of Central Asia
This paper is about the ‘sun-ray head’ figures in the rock art of Central Asia that can be evidence for a specific form of prehistoric religion—shamanism. The latest discoveries of rock art sites in Central Asia have a considerable impact on the interpretation of some of the ‘sun-ray head’ figures a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Torun
Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
2018
Heidelberg Berlin CrossAsia-eJournals 2018 |
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Art of the Orient
Year: 2018, Volume: 7, Pages: 97-103 |
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| Summary: | This paper is about the ‘sun-ray head’ figures in the rock art of Central Asia that can be evidence for a specific form of prehistoric religion—shamanism. The latest discoveries of rock art sites in Central Asia have a considerable impact on the interpretation of some of the ‘sun-ray head’ figures as shamanic and the associated rock art scenes as illustrating shamanic rituals. [...] |
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| ISSN: | 2658-1671 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Art of the Orient
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.11588/ao.2018.0.10620 URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-ao-106202 |
