Eland, Hunters and Concepts of ‘Sympathetic Control’: Expressed in Southern African Rock Art
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Publication Date
April 2005
Publication Title
Cambridge Archaeological Journal
Volume Number
15
Issue Number
1
Abstract
Depictions of wounded or dying eland, juxtaposed with images of human or therianthropic figures ‘dying’ in trance or symbolically ‘wounded’, are discussed in the context of ‘sympathetic control’ expressed in southern African rock art. It is suggested that the development of concepts of control included the use of skin costumes in hunting contexts and in ritual, linked to concepts associated with trance.
Keywords
Eland, Hunters, Sympathetic Control, Rock Art
Geographic Subject
Southern Africa; South Africa
Document Type
Article
Language
English
Identifier
SFS0044403_00001
Recommended Citation
Thackeray, J. Francis, "Eland, Hunters and Concepts of ‘Sympathetic Control’: Expressed in Southern African Rock Art" (2005). KIP Articles. 1485.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/1485