Year of Award
2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
Master of Arts (MA)
Degree Name
Anthropology
Department or School/College
Anthropology
Committee Chair
Dr. Gregory Campbell
Committee Co-chair
Dr. Douglas Macdonald
Commitee Members
Dr. Nataniel Levtow, Dr. C. Riley Auge
Keywords
Vision Quest, Religion, Sacred, Fasting, Shoshone, Dream
Subject Categories
Cognition and Perception | Comparative Methodologies and Theories | Cultural History | History of Religion | Metaphysics | Natural Resources and Conservation | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Nature and Society Relations | Other Anthropology | Other Environmental Sciences | Other Geography | Other History | Other Philosophy | Other Religion | Photography | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion | Social and Cultural Anthropology | Theory and Philosophy
Abstract
This document will approach the multifaceted concepts that arise through the study of rock art and the cultivation of culture and belief through vision. Through this document the audience will encounter conceptual ideas regarding belief systems, ritual, experience, cognition, sacredness, and space/landscape — and how these are all essential dynamics that take place in the processes that cultivate the Shoshone visual culture. This document will employ an anthropological lens on the mentioned subject matters, while also approaching these concepts with an interdisciplinary curiosity of how they intermingle; creating a cohesive experience that focuses on these processes which empowered these people[s] to document their visions upon the landscapes that they existed within.
In closing, I assert that the data, methods, and theories being implemented from multiple fields can — and will — continue to guide scholars to crystalize educated hypothesis regarding cross-cultural phenomenon such as sacred experiences and visions; along with the propagation, cultivation, and revivification of rituals with specifics to the creation of visual culture.
Recommended Citation
Atencio, Aaron Robert, "THE QUEST OF VISION: VISUAL CULTURE, SACRED SPACE, RITUAL, AND THE DOCUMENTATION OF LIVED EXPERIENCE THROUGH ROCK IMAGERY" (2019). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 11368.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/11368
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