Sentient seas : archaeologies of seascapes and maritime rituals / Ian J. McNiven ; foreword by Victor D. Thompson and Scott M. Fitzpatrick.
| Author/creator | McNiven, Ian J. author. |
| Other author | Thompson, Victor D., editor, writer of foreword. |
| Other author | Fitzpatrick, Scott M., editor, writer of foreword. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, 2026. |
| Description | xiv, 486 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Archaeologies of seascapes and maritime rituals |
| Series | Society and ecology in island and coastal archaeology Society and ecology in island and coastal archaeology. ^A1388418 |
| Contents | Introduction: Seascape Awakenings -- Cosmological Edges of the Sea -- Cosmological Beings of the Sea -- Emplaced Seascapes: Marking the Sea -- Terrestrial Seascapes: Inland Referencing of the Sea -- Rituals of Ship Construction and Destruction: Embodiment to Predatorization -- Rituals of Voyaging and Mishap: Seafaring on Land and at Sea -- Sentient Elements: Agentive Tides, Waves, and Winds -- Sentient Prey: Hunting with Agentive Skulls and Technology -- Sentient Stock: Fishing with Agentive Bones and Technology -- Why So Many Maritime Rituals? -- Summary and Conclusions |
| Abstract | "This book offers a global perspective on maritime cultures, examining how societies across time and space have understood and interacted with the sea through cosmology, spirituality, and ritual"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract | "A novel cross-cultural exploration of how maritime peoples have engaged with the sea through cosmology, spirituality, and ritualSentient Seas offers a global perspective on maritime cultures, examining how societies across time and space have understood and interacted with the sea. Synthesizing archaeological evidence, historical documents, and ethnographic accounts, Ian McNiven explores maritime traditions from ancient civilizations in the Middle East and Mediterranean to medieval Europe and Scandinavia to contemporary Indigenous communities in the South Pacific.McNiven investigates diverse cultural practices including shipbuilding, the treatment of shipwrecks and shipwreck victims, and maritime resource use, interpreting the evidence through the perspectives of mariners who understood the seas to be sentient and capable of acting with intentionality. He introduces the concepts of "terrestrial seascapes" and "ontological switching" to illustrate how land-based shrines and votive offerings extend maritime cosmologies and maintain a liminal transition from land to sea. By bridging anthropological and archaeological research with transdisciplinary blue humanities scholarship, Sentient Seas approaches seas as spiritscapes, recontextualizing folkloric beliefs about maritime superstitions"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-469) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion McNiven, Ian J. Sentient seas Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2026 9780813075419 |
| LCCN | 2026008379 |
| ISBN | 9780813079615 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0813079616 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780813081540 paperback |
| ISBN | 0813081548 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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| Joyner | Item has been checked out | GN386 .M39 2026 | Due 02/07/2027 | Want This? |