Narrative Aspects of Images of Spear Use in Scandinavian Rock Carvings

Skoglund, Peter (author): Linnéuniversitetet,Linnaeus University,Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

Ranta, Michael (author): Lund University,Lunds universitet,Kognitionsvetenskap,Filosofiska institutionen,Institutioner,Humanistiska och teologiska fakulteterna,Språk- och litteraturcentrum,Cognitive Science,Department of Philosophy,Departments,Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology,Centre for Languages and Literature,Sichuan University, China;Lund University, Sweden

Persson, Tomas (author): Lund University,Lunds universitet,Kognitionsvetenskap,Filosofiska institutionen,Institutioner,Humanistiska och teologiska fakulteterna,Cognitive Science,Department of Philosophy,Departments,Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology,Lund University, Sweden

Cabak Rédei, Anna (author): Lund University,Lunds universitet,Kognitiv semiotik,Avdelningen för lingvistik och kognitiv semiotik,Sektion 6,Språk- och litteraturcentrum,Institutioner,Humanistiska och teologiska fakulteterna,Cognitive Semiotics,Division of Linguistics and Cognitive Semiotics,Section 6,Centre for Languages and Literature,Departments,Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology,Lund University, Sweden

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2021-12-15
2021
English 20 s.
In: European Journal of Archaeology. - : Cambridge University Press (CUP). - 1461-9571 .- 1741-2722.

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Abstract Subject headings

Researchers have long discussed whether Scandinavian rock art reflects narratives. Their interpretations have frequently been based on inspections of rock art panels combined with knowledge from ethnographic and historical sources. Here, the authors adopt a more focused narratological approach that takes the concept of (visual) narrativity into consideration and draws on studies by literary analysts, cognitive psychologists, and semioticians. Images of spear use in the provinces of Bohuslän and Östergötland in Sweden, given their diversity and indexical qualities, are well-suited to such a study. They reveal different kinds of indexical relationships, i.e. how the spears direct attention to possible targets, arguably corresponding to action scripts well-known to Bronze Age communities. Many spear images may be regarded as mini-narratives and mnemonic devices intended to represent schematized action sequences. The authors suggest that concepts such as iconicity, indexical relationships, scripts, and mini-narratives could be fruitfully employed in research on Scandinavian rock art and beyond.

By the author/editor: Skoglund, Peter; Ranta, Michael; Persson, Tomas; Cabak Rédei, Ann ...

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