Elements of continuity : stone cult in the Maltese Islands /

The stones dealt with in this study are non-figural (or aniconic) or, sometimes, semi-figural. They come from ritual contexts and, as such, act as a material representation of divine presence in their role as betyls. The Maltese islands are presented as a case study to demonstrate the phenomenon of...

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Main Author: Azzopardi, George (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2017.

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Call Number: DG989.5

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