The Power Of Ritual In Prehistory
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The Power of Ritual in Prehistory
Author | : Brian Hayden |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 411 |
Release | : 2018-09-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781108426398 |
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Secret societies in tribal societies turn out to be key to understanding the origins of social inequalities and state religions.
Knowledge and Power in Prehistoric Societies
Author | : Lynne Kelly |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 303 |
Release | : 2015-05-19 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781107059375 |
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This book explores the role of formal knowledge systems in small-scale oral cultures in both historic and archaeological contexts.
Ideology Power and Prehistory
Author | : Theoretical Archaeology Group (England). Conference |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1984-05-03 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0521255260 |
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This book starts from the premise that methodology has always dominated archaeology to the detriment of broader social theory.
The Power of Feasts
Author | : Brian Hayden |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 439 |
Release | : 2014-09-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781107042995 |
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In this book, Brian Hayden provides the first comprehensive, theoretical work on the history of feasting in societies ranging from the prehistoric to the modern.
Sacred Darkness
Author | : Holley Moyes |
Publsiher | : University Press of Colorado |
Total Pages | : 806 |
Release | : 2012-09-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781457117503 |
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Caves have been used in various ways across human society but despite the persistence within popular culture of the iconic caveman, deep caves were never used primarily as habitation sites for early humans. Rather, in both ancient and contemporary contexts, caves have served primarily as ritual spaces. In Sacred Darkness, contributors use archaeological evidence as well as ethnographic studies of modern ritual practices to envision the cave as place of spiritual and ideological power and a potent venue for ritual practice. Covering the ritual use of caves in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Mesoamerica, and the US Southwest and Eastern woodlands, this book brings together case studies by prominent scholars whose research spans from the Paleolithic period to the present day. These contributions demonstrate that cave sites are as fruitful as surface contexts in promoting the understanding of both ancient and modern religious beliefs and practices. This state-of-the-art survey of ritual cave use will be one of the most valuable resources for understanding the role of caves in studies of religion, sacred landscape, or cosmology and a must-read for any archaeologist interested in caves.
Popular Religion and Ritual in Prehistoric and Ancient Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean
Author | : Giorgos Vavouranakis,Konstantinos Kopanias,Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos |
Publsiher | : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2019-01-14 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781789690460 |
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This volume features a group of select peer-reviewed papers by an international group of authors, both younger and senior academics and researchers, on the frequently neglected popular cult and other ritual practices in prehistoric and ancient Greece and the eastern Mediterranean.
Cult in Context
Author | : Caroline Malone,David Barrowclough |
Publsiher | : Oxbow Books |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2010-04-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781782974963 |
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Gods, deities, symbolism, deposition, cosmology and intentionality are all features of the study of early ritual and cult. Archaeology has great difficulties in providing satisfactory interpretation or recognition of these elusive but important parts of ancient society, and methodologies are often poorly equipped to explore the evidence. This collection of papers explores a wide range of prehistoric and early historic archaeological contexts from Britain, Europe and beyond, where monuments, architectural structures, megaliths, art, caves, ritual activity and symbolic remains offer exciting glimpses into ancient belief systems and cult behaviour. Different theoretical and practical approaches are demonstrated, offering both new directions and considered conclusions to the many problems of studying the archaeology of cult and ritual. Central to the volume is an exploration of early Malta and its intriguing Temple Culture, set in a broad perspective by the discussion and theoretical approaches presented in different geographical and chronological contexts.
Social Zooarchaeology
Author | : Nerissa Russell |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 561 |
Release | : 2011-11-14 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781139504348 |
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This is the first book to provide a systematic overview of social zooarchaeology, which takes a holistic view of human-animal relations in the past. Until recently, archaeological analysis of faunal evidence has primarily focused on the role of animals in the human diet and subsistence economy. This book, however, argues that animals have always played many more roles in human societies: as wealth, companions, spirit helpers, sacrificial victims, totems, centerpieces of feasts, objects of taboos, and more. These social factors are as significant as taphonomic processes in shaping animal bone assemblages. Nerissa Russell uses evidence derived from not only zooarchaeology, but also ethnography, history and classical studies, to suggest the range of human-animal relationships and to examine their importance in human society. Through exploring the significance of animals to ancient humans, this book provides a richer picture of past societies.