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Journal of Prehistoric Religion

Aim and Scope

JPR logotype: Terracotta model from Kotchati (or Marki), Cyprus. Early/Middle Bronze Age, c. 1900 B.C. Cyprus Museum, Nicosia. See P. Åström, “A Cypriote Cult Scene”, JPR 2: 5-11.

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he aim for the Journal of Prehistoric Religion (JPR) is to provide a forum for archaeological discoveries and new theories concerning prehistoric religion. JPR is the correct venue for authors who want an efficient manuscript handling and quick response to new ideas regarding prehistoric man and his religious beliefs. The journal is an open forum not only for archaeology, but also for many other disciplines, such as anthropology, art history, religious studies and history of ideas and religion. The scope is worldwide although the Mediterranean area has been predominant. The founders of JPR, Paul Åström and Jon van Leuven, saw as potential topics: methodology, comparative studies, regional surveys, excavations and data such as shrines, tombs, iconography, inscriptions, cult practice, ritual customs, theological beliefs, social and cultural effects and religious continuity in space and time. Lately, gender aspects in ritual interpretations has become a popular topic.

THE EDITORIAL TEAM

Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Jeannette Forsén

Editorial Board

Helene Whittaker von Hofsten

Professor of Classical Archaeology and Ancient Culture
Department of Historical Studies
University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Ann-Louise Schallin

Professor of Classical Archaeology and Ancient History
Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies
University of Gothenburg, Sweden