Some indications of shamanism in Arasbaran rock carvings

Documenta Praehistorica

Jalal Rafifar¹ 

[1] Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran$$

关键词: Arasbaran;    Soungoun;    Ghegham;    Gobustan;    Rock Carving;    Shamanism;    Azerbaijan;   

DOI  :  10.4312/dp.34.15

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: Univerza v Ljubljani * Filozofska Fakulteta / University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Philosophy

【 摘 要 】

Four seasons (1998–2002) of ethnological and archaeological researches in the northern part of the Iranian Azerbaijan have revealed hundreds of carved and scratched drawings and figures on rocks and in subterranean rock-shelters. An anthropological study reveals remarkable information about the situation and the limits of the cultural domains, the cultural relations and the process of cultural diffusion in the prehistory at the intersection of Anatolia, Caucasus, Zagros and the central plateau of Iran. The human and animals figures and signs are contextualized and ichnographically interpreted. The animal symbolism is discussed in the contexts of ancient Iran and Caucasus art and tradition.

【 授权许可】

Unknown