Archaeology of religion
Subtitle: cultures and their beliefs in worldwide context
By: Sharon R. Steadman.
Publisher: Left Coast Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Walnut Creek, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9781598741537; 9781598741544
Subjects: Archaeology and religion; Religions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Method, theory, and the study of religion; title: Introducing the archaeology of religion; title: Anthropology and the study of religion; title: Interpreting religion in the archaeological past; title: Pt. 2. The emergence of religion in human culture; title: The world of the Shaman; title: The first spark of religion : the Neanderthals; title: Rock art and ritual in Africa and Australia; title: Pt. 3. Religions in the Americas; title: The mound-building cultures of North America; title: Puebloans of the Southwest; title: Mesoamerica and the religions of empire; title: Lords and maidens : religions of South America; title: Pt. 4. Religions in Europe; title: Upper paleolithic and neolithic Europe : from cave to village; title: Megaliths and power in ancient western Europe; title: Pt. 5. Religions in South and Southeast Asia; title: From Harappans to Hinduism and beyond : religions in South Asia; title: From hunter-gatherer to empire : religions in Southeast Asia; title: Pt. 6. Religions in Africa and the Middle East; title: Religion and empire in Egypt and great Zimbabwe; title: Religion and empire in ancient Mesopotamia; title: Levantine religions and the origins of Judaism; title: Revitalizing the people : the origins of Christianity and Islam.