The whole world put between to shells : The cosmic symbolism of tortoises and turtles
Part of : Mediterranean archaeology & archaeometry : international journal ; Vol.6, No.3, 2006, pages 223-230
Issue:
Pages:
223-230
Section Title:
Articles
Author:
Abstract:
Since the Bronze Age turtles and tortoises were related to a cosmic symbolism by ancient culturesin different parts of the world, with a certain concentration in the northern hemisphere. The paperattempts to categorize aspects of the cosmic turtle symbolism, using mainly an ethnoastronomicalapproach, partly supported by archaeological evidences. As a result a set of concepts can be identified, which are related to cosmologie, cosmogonie, biological, and psychological aspects.
Subject:
Subject (LC):
Keywords:
Tortoise / turtle, Symbolism, Myths, Cosmology, Cosmogony, Cross-cultural analysis
