10th March 2013, 11:18 AM
A Mothers Day special - Mother Goddess - Máttaráhkká in Northern Europe
by Sami specialist Inga-Maria Mulk.
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/...i-rock-art
In this article I explore the meaning of the images scratched, engraved or painted on to rock surfaces in northern Fenno-Scandia. Some of these images have been interpreted as symbolic representations of the Earth Mother figure whose existence and agency underlie much of the pre-Christian world-view of the Sami people. Before examining the evidence of rock art representations, some background will be presented for this region and its inhabitants.
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by Sami specialist Inga-Maria Mulk.
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/...i-rock-art
In this article I explore the meaning of the images scratched, engraved or painted on to rock surfaces in northern Fenno-Scandia. Some of these images have been interpreted as symbolic representations of the Earth Mother figure whose existence and agency underlie much of the pre-Christian world-view of the Sami people. Before examining the evidence of rock art representations, some background will be presented for this region and its inhabitants.
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