Thomas Evan Levy

Archaeology, Anthropology and Cult

The Sanctuary at Gilat, Israel

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Produktbeschreibung

'Archaeology, Anthropology and Cult' presents a critical analysis of the archaeological data from Gilat, a low mound, semi-communal farming settlement in the Negev desert.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 886
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 247mm x 195mm x 51mm
• Gewicht: 2118g
• ISBN-13: 9781904768586
• ISBN-10: 190476858X
• Artikelnr.: 21523712

Autorenporträt

Thomas Evan Levy

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Thomas E. Levy. I. Theory - Archaeology, Anthropology and Cult:
Exploring Religion in Formative Middle Range Societies Thomas E. Levy;
Cults, Shrines and the Emergence of Regional Ritual Centers: The View from
New Guinea Donald F. Tuzin; Tribal Pilgrimages to Saint's Tombs in South
Sinai Emanuel Marx; The Rise of a New Negev Cult Center Today: Baba Sali's
Sanctuary in Netivot, Israel Yoram Bilu; II. Archaeological Foundations; 1.
The Sanctuary Sequence: Excavations at Gilat: 1975-77, 1989, 1990-92 Thomas
E. Levy, David Alon, James D. Anderson, Yorke M. Rowan and Morag Kersel;
III. Biological Data from Gilat; 2. Farming? Feasting? Herding? Large
Mammals from the Chalcolithic of Gilat Caroline Grigson; 3. Marine and
Riverine Shells from Gilat Daniella E. Bar-Yosef Mayer; 4. Death and the
Sanctuary: The Human Remains from Gilat Patricia Smith, Tania Zagerson,
Pamela Sabari, Jonathan Golden, Thomas E. Levy and Leslie Dawson; IV. The
Emergence of Gilat as a Regional Cult Center - Production and Exchange; 5.
Tracking Ceramic Production at Gilat: Petrographic Studies Yuval Goren; 6.
Gilat's Ceramics: Cognitive Dimensions of Pottery Production Catherine
Commenge, Thomas E. Levy, David Alon and Eric Kansa; 7. Flint Tool
Production at Gilat Yorke M. Rowan; 8. Gilat's Ground Stone Assemblage:
Stone Fenestrated Stands, Bowls, Palettes and Related Artifacts Yorke M.
Rowan, Thomas E. Levy, Yuval Goren and David Alon; 9. The Worked Bone from
the Chalcolithic Site of Gilat - Interim Report Caroline Grigson; V.
Processes of Integration: The Emergence of a Pan-Regional Ritual Center;
10. The Intensification of Production in the Gilat Sanctuary: Dimensions of
Textile and Other Forms of Manufacture Thomas E. Levy, Yorke M. Rowan,
Wendy Conner and David Alon; 11. Gilat's Figurines: Exploring the Social
and Symbolic Dimensions of Representation Catherine Commenge, Thomas E.
Levy, David Alon and Eric Kansa; 12. Conclusion: The Evolution of a
Levantine Regional Cult Center Thomas E. Levy