Forests of the Afterlife

Folk Art and Symbolism in Village Cemeteries of Turkey’s Bodrum-Milas Peninsula
143 s, renkli resimler, sert kapak ciltli, sınırlı sayıda (100 adet) baskı.
Introduction

• The diversity of Turkish tombstones

• Cemeteries surveyed for this book

• Categories of symbols and artefacts

• Sacred tree lore in Southwestern Turkey

 
ILLUSTRATED PAGES

• Rough stones - irregular forms

• Rough stones - triangular forms

• Squat “anchor headed” tombstones

• Miscellaneous “anchor headed” tombstones

• Humanoid tombstone forms

• Crescent-and-star symbols

• Miscellaneous exotic tombstone shapes

• Depictions of the human form

• Occupational symbols

• Tree figures - plain

• Tree figures - “flame” abstraction

• “Blue flame” abstraction

• Trees with accompanying branches or flowers

• Tree figures with accompanying spots

• Miscellaneous tree figures

• Pine tree figures

• Tree figures - triangular abstraction

• Tree figures - clear outline

• Tree figures - “skeletal” abstraction

• Triple tree figures

• Miscellaneous plant figures

• Top section with floral designs

• Single black branch

• Miscellaneous symbols

• Gifts and offerings

• Miscellaneous structures

• Addendum

• Postscript

• Sources and further reading
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