Forests of the Afterlife: Folk Art and Symbolism in Village Cemeteries of Turkey’s Bodrum-Milas Peninsula

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