Између ритуала и технологије: Социјална артикулација праисторијске металургије у кроскултуралној перспективи

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/GEI2501171G UDC: 316::669:903 Оригинални научни рад

  • Milena Gošić Филозофски факултет, Универзитет у Београду
    milena.gosic@f.bg.ac.rs

Сажетак

Овај рад истражује релевантност етнографских података о ритуалној металургији за разумевање преплитања ритуала и технологије у праисторијској металургији. Фокусирајући се на подсахарску Африку, рад описује ритуалне праксе у контексту екстракције гвожђа, укључујући родне улоге, употребу „медикамената“ и пратеће ритуале и табуе. Студија случаја халколитске металургије бакра у Јужном Леванту упоређује се са обрасцима друштвене артикулације афричке металургије и закључује се да је за екстрактивну металургију бакра током халколита јужног Леванта најрелевантнији „Трансформаторски образац“, у оквиру кога долази до најизраженијег преплитања између технолошке и ритуалне улоге металурга. Рад закључује да, иако треба избегавати директне аналогије између етнографских и археолошких података, етнографска истраживања пружају вредан увид у различите начине на које је праисторијска обрада метала могла бити друштвено и ритуално артикулисана.


Кључне речи: ритуал, металургија, етноархеолоигија, Африка, Левант

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GOŠIĆ, Milena. Између ритуала и технологије: Социјална артикулација праисторијске металургије у кроскултуралној перспективи. Гласник Етнографског института САНУ, [S.l.], v. 73, n. 1, p. 171–190, june 2025. ISSN 2334-8259. Доступно на:
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