The voice through the horn. The documentary paradigm of carnyx [La voz a travÉs del cuerno. el paradigma documental del carnyx]

Sopeña Genzor, Gabriel (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Both Greek and Latin literary sources also as Celtic iconography show the great relevance of the carnyx –as a paradigm of the feritas, in the general view of Hellenes and Romans– and as an exponent of the decorum, for the natives themselves. This way, the ancestral Celtic bronze war horn –as well with the peculiarity of the Celtiberian trumpets in clay– exhibits a defining archaeological and symbolic relevance connected to the ideology and the ethos of these people of protohistoric Europe. The discoveries of the 21st century allow the reconstruction of some prototypes that show a certain musical potential, of course only in our contemporary terms, beside their prominent and primal military purpose, of warning and intimidation. The zoomorphic decoration of their speakers characterizes these unique pieces in the History of Organology: a defining trait related to their function as translators of a sacra dictio in the sacrificial panorama of the Celtic war sphere.

Idioma: Español

DOI: 10.14201/ZEPHYRUS202187167193

Año: 2021

Publicado en: Zephyrus 87, ener-jun (2021), 167-193
ISSN: 0514-7336

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 0.7 - Social Sciences (Q3)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.365 - Archeology (arts and humanities) (Q1) - Archeology (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/Hiberus

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Historia Antigua (Dpto. Ciencias de la Antigüed.)