An Archaeology Of Religion

Author : Kit W. Wesler
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 0761858458
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Archaeology of Religion written by Kit W. Wesler and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2012 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Archaeology of Religion challenges traditional conventions by refusing to respect the geographic and temporal boundaries with which archaeologists too often define their field. This book is an ambitious attempt to survey how scholars approach the identification of religious sites and practices in the archaeological record.

Author : Sharon R. Steadman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315433885
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeology of Religion written by Sharon R. Steadman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steadman fills an empty niche in the offerings on how archaeology interprets past religions with this useful textbook. The book includes case studies from around the world, from the study of Upper Paleolithic religions and of shamans in foraging societies to formal religious structures in advanced complex societies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and the Andes. Steadman also includes key contemporary religions—Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism, among others—to provide an historical and comparative context. This is an ideal text for a archaeology of religion courses and classes that include a significant component on “past religions,” as well as an excellent guide for general readers.

Author : Timothy Insoll
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019923244X
Total Pages : 1135 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion written by Timothy Insoll and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-27 with total page 1135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive overview, by period and region, of the archaeology of ritual and religion. The coverage is global, and extends from the earliest prehistory to modern times. Written by over sixty renowned specialists, the Handbook presents the very best in current scholarship, and will also stimulate further research.

Author : Timothy Insoll
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134597975
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeology and World Religion written by Timothy Insoll and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeology and World Religion is an important new work, being the first to examine these two vast topics together. The volume explores the relationship between, and the contribution archaeology can make to the study of 'World Religions'. The contributors consider a number of questions: * can religious (sacred) texts be treated as historical documents, or do they merit special treatment? * Does archaeology with its emphasis on material culture dispel notions of the ideal/divine? * Does the study of archaeology and religion lead to differing interpretations of the same event? * In what ways does the notion of a uniform religious identity exist and is this recognisable in the archaeological record? Clearly written and up-to-date, this volume will be an indispensable research tool for academics and specialists in these fields.

Author : Timothy Insoll
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113452644X
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeology, Ritual, Religion written by Timothy Insoll and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book re-examines the definitions of 'religion' and 'ritual' through a range of archaeological examples drawn from around the world and across time. It serves as an introduction to the theory and methodology of the archaeology of religion

Author : David S Whitley
Publisher : Left Coast Press
ISBN 13 : 1598743422
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book BELIEF IN THE PAST written by David S Whitley and published by Left Coast Press. This book was released on 2008-07-15 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human actions are often deeply intertwined with religion and can be understood in a strictly religious context. Yet, many volumes and articles pertaining to discussions of religion in the archaeological past have focused primarily on the sociopolitical implications of such remains. The authors in this volume argue that while these interpretations certainly have a meaningful place in understanding the human past, they provide only part of the picture. Because strictly religious contexts have often been ignored, this has resulted in an incomplete assessment of religious behavior in the past. This volume considers exciting new directions for considering an archaeology of religion, offering examples from theory, tangible archaeological remains, and ethnography.

Author : Beth Alpert Nakhai
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeology and the Religions of Canaan and Israel written by Beth Alpert Nakhai and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation This book discusses the role of religion in Canaanite and Israelite society, from the Middle Bronze Age through the Israelite Divided Monarchy (2000-587 BC). It contains an extensive archaeological study of all known Middle Bronze through Iron Age temples, sanctuaries, and open-air shrines, organized by period and geographic region. Social science and textually based analyses of sacrifice in antiquity reveal the many ways in which religion was related to social structure, and the author emphasizes the ways in which social, economic and political relationships determined - and were shaped by - forms of religious organization.

Author : C. RILEY. AUGE
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781805397236
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book FIELD MANUAL FOR THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF RITUAL, RELIGION, AND MAGIC. written by C. RILEY. AUGE and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Eberhard Sauer
Publisher : Tempus Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Archaeology of Religious Hatred written by Eberhard Sauer and published by Tempus Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2003 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sauer explores how destruction and pressure was used in the late Roman period and in the early Middle Ages to achieve for Christianity what persuiasion alone could not attain.

Author : Timothy Insoll
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415253130
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeology, Ritual, Religion written by Timothy Insoll and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book re-examines the definitions of 'religion' and 'ritual' through a range of archaeological examples drawn from around the world and across time. It serves as an introduction to the theory and methodology of the archaeology of religion