A Short History of Culture, from Prehistory to the Renascence

16th century abstract ancestors ancient animal appears artists Aurignacian Bronze Bronze Age brought Byzantine carried Celts centre century A.D. Church churinga circle colour conflict cosmic cult culture culture-hero dance dead death developed Dionysos divine Djanggawul drama dual dual heroes early earth Egypt Egyptian elements empire Enlil epic expressed figure Gilgamesh gods Gothic Greek head heaven hero Hittite holy human idea killed king land Lascaux later linked living Magdalenian magical masks medieval Mesopotamia mime mother movement Mycenean myth nature neolithic Ningursu oktoechos organisation painted paleolithic patterns peasant played poem poet popular priest primitive relation Renascence rhythm rhythmic rites ritual Roman round sacred says seems sense shaman shamanist social society song sort spirit stone stupa Sumerian symbolism taboo temple theme things thought totemic tradition tree tribal tribe twins underworld unity whole women Yahweh