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Saša Čaval University of Reading |
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Bio: My research focuses on the archaeology of religion with regional foci spanning Southeastern Europe and the Indian Ocean. My initial investigations centered on the Western Balkans and studied the role of medieval architecture and the integration of elements of power into sacred landscapes. I am especially interested in the application of astronomy as a tool to understand the expression of beliefs within past societies and in spiritual & social relationships of medieval communities to their landscape in SE Europe. More recently, I expanded my research to incorporate anthropological as well as archaeological perspectives in a study of identity construction, using religion and religious expression by descendent communities on formerly colonised island enclaves; with Mauritius as a principle case study. As a third project, I also look into the medieval plural societies in the Western Balkan, who erected thousands of limestone tombstones known as stečki, examining their agency in constructing and reshaping medieval social and religious worlds, and their role in the formation of social memories. |
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