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Title Archaeological Sites as Space for Modern Spiritual Practice / edited by Jutta Leskovar and Raimund Karl.

Publication Info. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Intro; Contents; "Traces of our Ancient Religion"; Flowers on Merlin's Tomb; Tir Sanctaidd; Interpreting the Atlantic Hillforts in NW Spain outside Academia; The Social Context of Archaeology in Romania; Mix and Match, Old and New -- Material Remains of Religious Practices by Estonian Pagans; Human and Civil Rights, Archaeology, and Spiritual Practice; Neo-Paganism and Sacred Places -- A Survey in Austria and Beyond; Archaeological Sites as Space for Contemporary Religious Practices in the Southern Urals; Archaeological Sites as Space for the Ritual Practice of Contemporary Czech Pagans.
Summary Archaeological heritage can be disputed, especially where it is important to religions and their practitioners. While the destruction of archaeological sites in war - often due to religious fervour - is frequently making the headlines, apparently lesser disputes about local heritage sites go unreported. This book focuses on these lesser, but much more frequent, potential conflicts between archaeological heritage management and conservation on the one hand, and practitioners of religious beliefs who use archaeological heritage in their practice on the other. By exploring case studies from Austr.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Archaeological site location -- Religious aspects.
Archaeological site location.
Spiritual life.
Spiritual life.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Leskovar, Jutta, editor.
Karl, Raimund, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Archaeological Sites as Space for Modern Spiritual Practice. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018 1527516105 9781527516106 (OCoLC)1050956638
ISBN 9781527521018 (electronic book)
152752101X (electronic book)
9781527516106
1527516105