Wczesnośredniowieczne figurki wielotwarzowe z terenów basenu Morza Bałtyckiego – dowód kontaktów międzykulturowych czy uniwersalny fenomen?

Szczepanik, Paweł

doi:10.12775/ahp.2013.003

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“…We will begin again with the four-face figurines. These objects should certainly be considered in a broad socio-cultural perspective, but their original meaning was directly related to the sphere of Slavic beliefs (Szczepanik 2013;2018a;Kajkowski and Szczepanik 2013a). This thesis can be confirmed by several arguments.…”

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“…Among the latter, special attention should be paid to multiheaded artefacts and a set of wooden figurines of the Rus' area, with particular emphasis on Novgorod and Old Ladoga. Initial research on these objects has already been conducted (Szczepanik 2013;2018a;Kajkowski and Szczepanik 2013;2013a). However, this represents the first attempt at such a broad comparative approach.…”

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Comparative analysis of early medieval anthropomorphic wooden figurines from Poland. Representations of gods, deceased or ritual objects?

Szczepanik

2020

Spraw. Arch.

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Miniature anthropomorphic images, due to their unique character, have attracted the attention of archaeologists for a very long time. This text analyses the forms, significance and functions of items coming from the early Middle Ages, which were discovered in the area of Poland. The set of wooden objects is diverse in terms of form and probably also in terms of meaning. The biggest number of artefacts come from Pomerania, but some of them were found in other places. The Baltic Sea basin will be used as a broad comparative background during this analysis. Information from written sources and from broad anthropological reflection will also be used in an attempt to determine the functions and meanings of these miniature figurines. Thanks to this analysis, it will be possible to show the importance of anthropomorphic figures in the context of early medieval religion and beliefs.

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