Sharon R. Steadman

The Archaeology of Religion (eBook, PDF)

Cultures and Their Beliefs in Worldwide Context

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The new and updated edition of Archaeology of Religion explores how archaeology interprets past religions, offering insights into how archaeologists seek out the religious, ritual, and symbolic meaning behind what they discover in their research.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 460
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781003806905
• Artikelnr.: 69480285

Autorenporträt

Sharon R. Steadman is SUNY Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the State University of New York at Cortland. She is Director of the Rozanne Brooks Ethnographic Museum and Director of the archaeological excavations at Çadir Höyük in central Türkiye. Her fieldwork has focused on Near Eastern archaeological work across the Middle East, Cyprus, and the Transcaucasian region. She has also carried out ethnographic work in Türkiye and India. Her research focuses on the archaeology of architecture, the investigation of ancient religions, and cultural responses to climate change.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Method, Theory, and the Study of Religion - Chapter 1: Introducing the Archaeology of Religion
Chapter 2: Interpreting Religion in the Archaeological Past
Chapter 3: The World of the Shaman
Part II: The Emergence of Religion in Human Culture - Chapter 4: The First Spark of Religion: Neanderthals
Chapter 5: Hunter-Gatherer Religions in North Asia and the Early Americas
Chapter 6: Rock Art and Ritual in Africa and Australia
Part III: Religions in Europe and Western Asia - Chapter 7: Europe and Western Asia in the Palaeolithic and Neolithic: From Cave to Village
Chapter 8: European Megaliths, Religion, and Power
Part IV: Religions in the Americas - Chapter 9: The Mound-Building Cultures of North America
Chapter 10: Puebloan Cultures of the American Southwest
Chapter 11: Mesoamerica and the Religions of Empire
Chapter 12: Lords and Gods: Religions of Andean South America
Part V: Religions in South and East Asia - Chapter 13: From Harappans to Hinduism and Beyond: Religions in South Asia
Chapter 14: Religion in Ancient China: Elites and Ancestors
Part VI: Africa and the Middle East - Chapter 15: Religion and Empire in Egypt
Chapter 16: Ancient Sumer and Religions in Ancient Mesopotamia
Chapter 17: Levantine Religions and the Origins of Judaism
Chapter 18: Revitalizing the People: The Origins of Christianity and Islam
Bibliography
Index.