Gränser i livet, gränser i landskapet
Subtitle: generationsrelationer och rituella praktiker i södermanländska bronsålderslandskap
By: Susanne Thedéen
Series: Stockholm studies in archaeology -- 33
Publisher: Stockholms universitet
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Stockholm
Language: swe
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9789172659582
Subjects: Bronze age; Antiquities
Other titles: Boundaries in life, boundaries in landscapes
Description: This thesis deals with issues relating to the cosmological dimensions of landscapes, the cultural construction of age and the long-term changes in passage rituals and mortuary practices in the Bronze Age societies of Södermanland in East Central Sweden. A gender perspective forms the underlying theoretical framework, while the study as a whole is particularly interested in power relations between generations as an impetus for societal change. Burials from cairns and cemeteries, as well as heaps of fire-cracked stones, rock-carvings and ritual hoards from two Bronze Age landscapes in Södermanland are used as examples and to illustrate the interpretations presented in this study.
Notes: Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Stockholms universitet, 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-224).

Swedish with English summary.