ABSTRACT

Contemporary displays of bog bodies often focus on the scientific analysis of human remains and discussion of the results. One of the biggest challenges archaeologists and museum curators face is to account for the degree of violence that has often been perpetrated against the individual or individuals, whose remains survive as bog bodies. René Girard’s sacrificial theory may help to account for evidence of excessive violence or ‘overkill'. Girard did not discuss archaeology let alone bog bodies, but he draws upon a wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, to investigate the phenomenon of scapegoating. Whilst the writer is cautious about presenting sacrificial theory as the only explanation for bog bodies, this paper will attempt to make the case for a more detailed consideration of Girard’s work in so far as it applies to bog bodies.

摘要

沼泽体的当代展示经常集中在对人类遗体的科学分析和结果讨论上。考古学家和博物馆策展人面临的最大挑战之一就是要说明暴力侵害个人或个人的残暴程度，而这些残骸仍然是沼泽地。勒内·吉拉德（RenéGirard）的牺牲理论可能有助于解释过度暴力或“过分杀伤”的证据。吉拉德没有讨论考古学，更不用说沼泽尸体了，但他借鉴了包括人类学在内的广泛学科来研究替罪羊现象。尽管作者对将牺牲理论作为唯一论断持谨慎态度 为了解释尸体，本文将尝试在适用于尸体的情况下更详细地考虑吉拉德的工作。