Religion in the Emergence of Civilization - Catalhoeyuk as a Case Study (Hardcover)

This book presents an interdisciplinary study of the role of spirituality and religious ritual in the emergence of complex societies. Involving an eminent group of natural scientists, archaeologists, anthropologists, philosophers, and theologians, this volume examines Catalhoeyuk as a case study. A nine-thousand-year old town in central Turkey, Catalhoeyuk was first excavated in the 1960s and has since become integral to understanding the symbolic and ritual worlds of the early farmers and village-dwellers in the Middle East. It is thus an ideal location for exploring theories about the role of religion in early settled life. This book provides a unique overview of current debates concerning religion and its historical variations. Through exploration of themes including the integration of the spiritual and the material, the role of belief in religion, the cognitive bases for religion, and religion's social roles, this book situates the results from Catalhoeyuk within a broader understanding of the Neolithic in the Middle East.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2010
First published:	August 2010
Editors:	Ian Hodder
Dimensions:	260 x 185 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	372
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-19260-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Prehistoric archaeology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN:	0-521-19260-9
Barcode:	9780521192606

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