1st Edition
The Materiality of Stone Explorations in Landscape Phenomenology
By Christopher Tilley
Copyright 2004
260 Pages
by
Routledge
260 Pages
by
Routledge
260 Pages
by
Routledge
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With Wayne Bennett From the silky wax qualities of the surfaces of some quartz menhirs to the wood-grain textures of others, to the golden honeycombed limestones of Malta, to the icy frozen waves of the Cambrian sandstone of south-east Sweden, this book investigates the sensuous material qualities of stone. Tactile sensations, sonorous qualities, colour, and visual impressions are all shown to... Read more
Contents1 From Body to Place to Landscape: A Phenomenological Perspective2 Sprouting Rhizomes and Giant Axes: Experiencing Breton Menhirs3 From Honey to Ochre: Maltese Temples, Stones, Substances and the Structuring of Experience4 Frozen Waves and Anomalous Stones: Rock Carvings and Cairns in a Southern Swedish Landscape5 Conclusions: The Past as Dreamwork
Biography
Christopher Tilley Professor of Anthropology,University College London
