essay

'Animal style' and shamanism: problems of pictoral tradition in northern Central Asia

kurgans, ritual sites, and settlements : eurasian bronze and iron ageOxfordPublished In 2000 • Pages: 259-268

By: Brentjes, Burchard.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Brentjes compares Scythian Animal Style art with other surrounding cultures that also feature animals in their art work. Brentjes believes this type of art may express Early Nomad animistic beliefs.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Visual arts
Ethnozoology
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
essay
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 ; 2001
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
3000 BP-2000 BP (1st millennium 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, Mongolia, and Russia
NotesAdditional notes
Burchard Brentjes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-262)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
2001320166
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Asia, Central--Antiquities