Forests of the Afterlife

Introduction

• The diversity of Turkish tombstones
• Cemeteries surveyed for this book
• Categories of symbols and artefacts
• Sacred tree lore in Southwestern Turkey

ILLUSTRATED PAGES

• Rough stones - irregular forms
• Rough stones - triangular forms
• Squat “anchor headed” tombstones
• Miscellaneous “anchor headed” tombstones
• Humanoid tombstone forms
• Crescent-and-star symbols
• Miscellaneous exotic tombstone shapes
• Depictions of the human form
• Occupational symbols
• Tree figures - plain
• Tree figures - “flame” abstraction
• “Blue flame” abstraction
• Trees with accompanying branches or flowers
• Tree figures with accompanying spots
• Miscellaneous tree figures
• Pine tree figures
• Tree figures - triangular abstraction
• Tree figures - clear outline
• Tree figures - “skeletal” abstraction
• Triple tree figures
• Miscellaneous plant figures
• Top section with floral designs
• Single black branch
• Miscellaneous symbols
• Gifts and offerings
• Miscellaneous structures
• Addendum
• Postscript
• Sources and further reading

İngilizce

2021

143 Sayfa

21,50 x 30,50 cm