The archaeology of religion : cultures and their beliefs in worldwide context
| 1. Verfasser: |
Steadman, Sharon R.
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Walnut Creek, Calif. :
Left Coast Press,
2009.
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| Umfang/Format: |
348 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Schlagworte: |
Religionen
> de
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Pt. 1.
- Method, theory, and the study of religion
- Introducing the archaeology of religion
- Anthropology and the study of religion
- Interpreting religion in the archaeological past
- Pt. 2.
- The emergence of religion in human culture
- The world of the Shaman
- The first spark of religion : the Neanderthals
- Rock art and ritual in Africa and Australia
- Pt. 3.
- Religions in the Americas
- The mound-building cultures of North America
- Puebloan cultures of the American Southwest
- Mesoamerica and the religions of empire
- Lords and maidens : religions of South America
- Pt. 4.
- Religions in Europe
- Upper Paleolithic and Neolithic Europe : from cave to village
- Megaliths and power in ancient western Europe
- Pt. 5.
- Religions in South and Southeast Asia
- From Harappans to Hinduism and beyond : religions in South Asia
- From hunter-gatherer to empire : religions in Southeast Asia
- Pt. 6.
- Religions in Africa and the Middle East
- Religion and empire in Egypt and great Zimbabwe
- Ancient Sumer and religions in ancient Mesopotamia
- Levantine religions and the origins of Judaism
- Revitalizing the people : the origins of Christianity and Islam.
