Archaeology, Ritual, Religion - Rilegato

Insoll, Timothy

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0415253128 ISBN 13: 9780415253123

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2004

Riassunto

The archaeology of religion is a much neglected area, yet religious sites and artefacts constitute a major area of archaeological evidence. Timothy Insoll presents an introductory statement on the archaeology of religion, examining what archaeology can tell us about religion, the problems of defining and theorizing religion in archaeology, and the methodology, or how to 'do', the archaeology of religion.

This volume assesses religion and ritual through a range of examples from around the world and across time, including prehistoric religions, shamanism, African religions, death, landscape and even food. Insoll also discusses the history of research and varying theories in this field before looking to future research directions. This book will be a valuable guide for students and archaeologists, and initiate a major area of debate.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Timothy Insoll is Lecturer in Archaeology at the School of Art History and Archaeology at the University of Manchester. His previous publications include The Archaeology of Islam (1999), Archaeology and World Religion (2001) and THe Archaeology of Islam in Sub-Saharan Africal (2003)

Contenuti:

1. Introduction to the Theme  2. History of Research  3. Contemporary Approaches   4. The Case Studies  5. Prospects and Conclusion: Prospects, A Future Approach? Towards a Theory of Archaeology and Religion

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0415253128
• ISBN 13: 9780415253123
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 200