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<\/a><\/a>R. Jim\u00e9nes, R. Till og M. Howell (red.), Music and Ritual \u2013 Bridging Material and Living Cultures, Ekho Verlag, Berlin: 23\u201344 (2013)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The horns of the Scandinavian Bronze Age\u2014the so called bronze lurs\u2014were originally deposited in pairs as sacrifices, most of them in wetlands. It is commonly accepted that these instruments were used for ritual and cultic purposes. Based on the archaeological contexts of the finds, icono- graphical sources, and analogies drawn from different instrument traditions, the article dis- cusses and re-examines the ritual significance of the bronze lurs and their sound. It also analyses the utility value of analogy, and discusses the meaning and usability of the concept of ritual, in connection with religion, performance and music. Other lip-vibrated aerophones from several continents might in various ways provide some parallels to bronze lurs. From archaeological sources the lurs could be compared to the bronze horns of Ireland. Other European ancient trumpets are less relevant analogies, but still important as comparative material. One plausible interpretation of the ritual use of bronze lurs is that they were part of calendar celebrations that worshipped the sun, and thus ensured cyclical renewal, continuity and cosmological order.<\/p>\n\n

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Boka p\u00e5 Ekho Verlag<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

R. Jim\u00e9nes, R. Till og M. Howell (red.), Music and Ritual \u2013 Bridging Material and Living Cultures, Ekho Verlag, Berlin: 23\u201344 (2013) The horns of the Scandinavian Bronze Age\u2014the so called bronze lurs\u2014were originally deposited in pairs as sacrifices, most of them in wetlands. 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