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Archaeology and World Religion

Author : Timothy Insoll
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134597975
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 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 The contributors consider a number of questions: * can religious (sacred) texts be treated as historical documents, or do they merit special treatment?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.

Archaeology of Religion

Author : Sharon R. Steadman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315433885
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (154 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: This texbook shows how archaeology interprets past religions including case studies from around the world, describing religious practices of both foragers and ancient complex socities

An Archaeology of Religion

Author : Kit W. Wesler
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 0761858458
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (618 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.

The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion

Author : Timothy Insoll
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019923244X
Total Pages : 1135 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)

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Book Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion by : Timothy Insoll

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.

Archaeology, Ritual, Religion

Author : Timothy Insoll
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113452644X
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 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

A Companion to the Archaeology of Religion in the Ancient World

Author : Rubina Raja
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444350005
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Book Synopsis A Companion to the Archaeology of Religion in the Ancient World by : Rubina Raja

Download or read book A Companion to the Archaeology of Religion in the Ancient World written by Rubina Raja and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to the Archaeology of Religion in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive overview of a wide range of topics relating to the practices, expressions, and interactions of religion in antiquity, primarily in the Greco-Roman world. • Features readings that focus on religious experience and expression in the ancient world rather than solely on religious belief • Places a strong emphasis on domestic and individual religious practice • Represents the first time that the concept of “lived religion” is applied to the ancient history of religion and archaeology of religion • Includes cutting-edge data taken from top contemporary researchers and theorists in the field • Examines a large variety of themes and religious traditions across a wide geographical area and chronological span • Written to appeal equally to archaeologists and historians of religion

Archaeology and World Religion

Author : Timothy Insoll
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134597983
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 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 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first text to consider the subjects of religion and archaeology in conjunction with each other. It explores the relationship between, and the contribution archaeology can make to the study of world religions.

Archaeology and the Religions of Canaan and Israel

Author : Beth Alpert Nakhai
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 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.

Lived Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean World

Author : Valentino Gasparini
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110557940
Total Pages : 647 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Lived Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean World written by Valentino Gasparini and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-04-06 with total page 647 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lived Ancient Religion project has radically changed perspectives on ancient religions and their supposedly personal or public character. This volume applies and further develops these methodological tools, new perspectives and new questions. The religious transformations of the Roman Imperial period appear in new light and more nuances by comparative confrontation and the integration of many disciplines. The contributions are written by specialists from a variety of disciplinary contexts (Jewish Studies, Theology, Classics, Early Christian Studies) dealing with the history of religion of the Mediterranean, West-Asian, and European area from the (late) Hellenistic period to the (early) Middle Ages and shaped by their intensive exchange. From the point of view of their respective fields of research, the contributors engage with discourses on agency, embodiment, appropriation and experience. They present innovative research in four fields also of theoretical debate, which are “Experiencing the Religious”, “Switching the Code”, „A Thing Called Body“ and “Commemorating the Moment”.

National Geographic Concise History of World Religions

Author : Tim A. Cooke
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426206984
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book National Geographic Concise History of World Religions written by Tim A. Cooke and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presented in a time line format, the book offers a survey of world religions. It examines global perspectives on the history of faith in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania, Africa and the Middle East.

Archaeology of Spiritualities

Author : Kathryn Rountree
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461433541
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book Archaeology of Spiritualities written by Kathryn Rountree and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-05-23 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeology of Spiritualties provides a fresh exploration of the interface between archaeology and religion/spirituality. Archaeological approaches to the study of religion have typically and often unconsciously, drawn on western paradigms, especially Judaeo-Christian (mono) theistic frameworks and academic rationalisations. Archaeologists have rarely reflected on how these approaches have framed and constrained their choices of methodologies, research questions, hypotheses, definitions, interpretations and analyses and have neglected an important dimension of religion: the human experience of the numinous - the power, presence or experience of the supernatural. Within the religions of many of the world’s peoples, sacred experiences – particularly in relation to sacred landscapes and beings connected with those landscapes – are often given greater emphasis, while doctrine and beliefs are relatively less important. Archaeology of Spiritualities asks how such experiences might be discerned in the archaeological record; how do we recognize and investigate ‘other’ forms of religious or spiritual experience in the remains of the past?. The volume opens up a space to explore critically and reflexively the encounter between archaeology and diverse cultural expressions of spirituality. It showcases experiential and experimental methodologies in this area of the discipline, an unconventional approach within the archaeology of religion. Thus Archaeology of Spiritualities offers a unique, timely and innovative contribution, one that is also challenging and stimulating. It is a great resource to archaeologists, historians, religious scholars and others interested in cultural and religious heritage.

The Oxford Handbook of Global Religions

Author : Mark Juergensmeyer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199767645
Total Pages : 674 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Global Religions written by Mark Juergensmeyer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-25 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reference for understanding world religious societies in their contemporary global diversity. Comprising 60 essays, the volume focuses on communities rather than beliefs, symbols, or rites. The contributors are leading scholars of world religions, many of whom are also members of the communities they study.

An Archaeology of the Cosmos

Author : Timothy R. Pauketat
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415521289
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book An Archaeology of the Cosmos written by Timothy R. Pauketat and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Archaeology of the Cosmos seeks answers to two fundamental questions of humanity and human history. The first question concerns that which some use as a defining element of humanity: religious beliefs. Why do so many people believe in supreme beings and holy spirits? The second question concerns changes in those beliefs. What causes beliefs to change? Using archaeological evidence gathered from ancient America, especially case material from the Great Plains and the pre-Columbian American Indian city of Cahokia, Timothy Pauketat explores the logical consequences of these two fundamental questions. Religious beliefs are not more resilient than other aspects of culture and society, and people are not the only causes of historical change. An Archaeology of the Cosmos examines the intimate association of agency and religion by studying how relationships between people, places, and things were bundled together and positioned in ways that constituted the fields of human experience. This rethinking theories of agency and religion provides readers with challenging and thought provoking conclusions that will lead them to reassess the way they approach the past.

Theorizing Religions Past

Author : Harvey Whitehouse
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 0759115354
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (591 download)

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Download or read book Theorizing Religions Past written by Harvey Whitehouse and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2004-09-15 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historians bound by their singular stories and archaeologists bound by their material evidence donOt typically seek out broad comparative theories of religion. But recently Harvey WhitehouseOs Omodes of religiosityO theory has been attracting many scholars of past religions. Based upon universal features of human cognition, WhitehouseOs theory can provide useful comparisons across cultures and historical periods even when limited cultural data is present. In this groundbreaking volume scholars of cultures from prehistorical hunter-gatherers to 19th century Scandinavian Lutherans evaluate WhitehouseOs hypothesis that all religions tend toward either an imagistic or a doctrinal mode depending on how they are remembered and transmitted. Theorizing Religions Past provides valuable insights for all historians of religion and especially for those interested in a new cognitive method for studying the past.

Empires of Faith in Late Antiquity

Author : Jaś Elsner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108473075
Total Pages : 533 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Empires of Faith in Late Antiquity written by Jaś Elsner and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the problems for studying art and religion in Eurasia arising from ancestral, colonial and post-colonial biases in historiography.

Archaeology and the Religion of Israel

Author : William Foxwell Albright
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeology and the Religion of Israel written by William Foxwell Albright and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Religion in Museums

Author : Gretchen Buggeln
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474255531
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book Religion in Museums written by Gretchen Buggeln and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together scholars and practitioners from North America, Europe, Russia, and Australia, this pioneering volume provides a global survey of how museums address religion and charts a course for future research and interpretation. Contributors from a variety of disciplines and institutions explore the work of museums from many perspectives, including cultural studies, religious studies, and visual and material culture. Most museums throughout the world – whether art, archaeology, anthropology or history museums – include religious objects, and an increasing number are beginning to address religion as a major category of human identity. With rising museum attendance and the increasingly complex role of religion in social and geopolitical realities, this work of stewardship and interpretation is urgent and important. Religion in Museums is divided into six sections: museum buildings, reception, objects, collecting and research, interpretation of objects and exhibitions, and the representation of religion in different types of museums. Topics covered include repatriation, conservation, architectural design, exhibition, heritage, missionary collections, curation, collections and display, and the visitor's experience. Case studies provide comprehensive coverage and range from museums devoted specifically to the diversity of religious traditions, such as the State Museum of the History of Religion in St Petersburg, to exhibitions centered on religion at secular museums, such as Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam, at the British Museum.