Book
The deer goddess of ancient Siberia: a study in the ecology of belief
E. J. Brill • 55 • Published In 1993 • Pages: xxii, 291
By: Jacobson, Esther.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Jacobson explores the symbolism found in the art of the Scytho-Siberian world. The image of the deer occurs throughout the Eurasian Steppe and was a central symbol to the Early Nomads and their mythic traditions. Jacobson explores the meaning behind the deer's image (and related images such as trees and birds) from its probable first occurrence in the Neolithic in Siberia to the Iron Age and how that image changed through space and time. Other authors' theories about the meaning behind the art of the Early Nomads are presented. Jacobson concludes that the deer image probably represented the Great Mother and her role in the cycle of death and rebirth.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Comparative evidence
- Historical reconstruction
- Sociocultural trends
- Animal transport
- Visual arts
- Burial practices and funerals
- General character of religion
- Spirits and gods
- Ethnozoology
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Early Nomad
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2800 BP-2100 BP (8th to 1st century B.C.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Early Nomads; China, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, and Uzbekistan
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Esther Jacobson
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-262) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 92015500
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Asia, Central--Antiquities