Religious and Insular Identities in Context: An Introduction

Abstract

The introductory article offers a general overview of the highly complicated concept of insularity as discussed variously in historical and archaeological discourse. It also provides a context of sacred landscapes and religious identities, when discussed in relation to insularity. Finally, it outlines the general themes discussed in this Special Issue and situates the Unlocking Sacred Landscapes (UnSaLa) research network and the current volume in the context of the current state-of-art.

Keywords

• island societies
• insularity
• sacred landscapes
• islandscapes
• connectivity
• ritual and cult