Sharon R. Steadman

Archaeology of Religion (eBook, PDF)

Cultures and their Beliefs in Worldwide Context

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This texbook shows how archaeology interprets past religions including case studies from around the world, describing religious practices of both foragers and ancient complex socities

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315433882
• Artikelnr.: 45434949

Autorenporträt

Sharon R. Steadman

Inhaltsangabe

I: Method, Theory, and the Study of Religion
1: Introducing the Archaeology of Religion
2: Anthropology and the Study of Religion
3: Interpreting Religion in the Archaeological Past
II: The Emergence of Religion in Human Culture
4: The World of the Shaman
5: The First Spark of Religion
6: Rock Art and Ritual in Africa and Australia
III: Religions in the Americas
7: The Mound-Building Cultures of North America
8: Puebloan Cultures of the American Southwest
9: Mesoamerica and the Religions of Empire
10: Lords and Maidens: Religions of South America
IV: Religions in Europe
11: Upper Paleolithic and Neolithic Europe
12: Megaliths and Power in Ancient Western Europe
V: Religions in South and Southeast Asia
13: From Harappans to Hinduism and Beyond
14: From Hunter-Gatherer to Empire
VI: Religions in Africa and the Middle East
15: Religion and Empire in Egypt and Great Zimbabwe
16: Ancient Sumer and Religions in Ancient Mesopotamia
17: Levantine Religions and the Origins of Judaism
18: Revitalizing the People