James L Pearson

Shamanism and the Ancient Mind

A Cognitive Approach to Archaeology

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Produktbeschreibung

A study of archaeological evidence for Shamanism in North America and how it links to the archaeology of the mind.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Altamira Press
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Februar 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 197mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 445g
• ISBN-13: 9780759101555
• ISBN-10: 0759101558
• Artikelnr.: 22259181

Autorenporträt

James L. Pearson has a Ph.D. in archaeology from University of California, Santa Barbara. He became an archaeologist after a long career as a business executive and is now working toward bringing archaeology to the general public.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Foreword by Brian Fagan Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3
Antecedents to Cognitive Archaeology Chapter 4 The Roots of Cognitive
Archaeology Chapter 5 The Tools of Cognitive Archaeology Chapter 6 The
Evolution of Rock Art Research Chapter 7 Rock Art Research in the Americas
Chapter 8 Shamanism Chapter 9 Using the Tools of Cognitive Archaeology
Chapter 10 The Non-Archaeological Case for Shamanism Chapter 11 The
Archaeological Evidence for Shamanism Chapter 12 Summary and Conclusions