Ships, saints and sealore : cultural heritage and ethnography of the Mediterranean and the Red Sea
Record details
- ISBN: 9781905739967
- ISBN: 9781905739950
- ISBN: 1905739966
- ISBN: 1905739958
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Physical Description:
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
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Computer data. - Publisher: Oxford : Archaeopress, [2014]
- Copyright: �2014
Content descriptions
General Note: | Available through Archaeopress Digital Subscription Service. CatMonthString:july.21 Includes index. Multi-User. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword; Introduction: A seaman's view of the Mediterranean (Se�an McGrail); I. Maritime Rituals, Superstitions and Ship Images: Maritime activity and the Divine -- an overview of religious expression by Mediterranean seafarers, fishermen and travellers (Timmy Gambin); Hazards at sea: a case-study of two ex-voto paintings from the Church of the Karmelitani Skalzi in Bormla, Malta (Simon Mercieca); II. Confraternities in Maritime Culture: The Holy Vessel: the Vascelluzzo of Messina during the early modern period (Carmelina Gugliuzzo); Two maritime related confraternities established at Bormla (Cospicua) parish church, Malta (Emanuel Magro Conti); III. Maritime Heritage: Historical Narratives: Quatri partitu en cosmographia pratica i por otro nombre llamado Espejo de navegantes by Alonso de Chaves: a navigation manual for the instruction of Spanish pilots in the sixteenth century (Maravillas Aguiar); Images of pirates and slaves in traditional Greek popular songs (Efsevia Lasithiotaki); IV. Ethnography, Tourism and Maritime Heritage: Sun, sand and sea: tourism and the commodification of Malta's maritime heritage (Jeremy Boissevain); Work, tourism and the sea: Bulgarian experiences in Malta (Irina Atanasova); Lateen sails versus fibreglass boats: the contradictions of a maritime heritage process -- the Platja dels Pescadors on the Catalonian coast (Eliseu Carbonell); The Maritime Museum of Barcelona's approach to maritime ethnology: research and communications (Enric Garcia Domingo); V. Maritime Archaeology: Traditions and Practices: Sailing the Red Sea: ships, infrastructure, seafarers and society (Cheryl Ward); The dgħajsa: a Phoenician survival (Alec Tilley); Maritime ethnography and archaeology (Se�an McGrail); The maritime heritage of Yemen: a focus on traditional wooden 'dhows' (Dionisius A. Agius, John P. Cooper and Chiara Zazzaro); The h�ur�i of Socotra: cultural treasure or coastal trash? (Julian Jansen van Rensburg); Index. |
Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
Target Audience Note: | Specialized. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by EBSCO. |
Source of Description Note: | Online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 15, 2016). |
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Subject: | Multi-User. Red Sea Mediterranean Region SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology Maritime anthropology Maritime anthropology -- Red Sea Maritime anthropology -- Mediterranean Region |
Genre: | Electronic books. |