This collection of twelve papers, the proceedings of a conference
on archaeology and religion held in Manchester in 2002, aims to
bring together these two fields which have had an unhappy
relationship in the past. Ritual' is the last resort when the
archaeological evidence resists interpretation, perhaps because, as
Timothy Insoll argues, archaeologists view the world through
secular eyes. The contributions examine a range of sites, from
different periods and cultures, in order to suggest new ways of
assessing the material evidence. Religion, after all, might have
been the primary factor in shaping past societies. Subjects
include: the archaeology of Norse religion; the archaeology of the
Mesaran Tholos tombs; cult places in Minoan Crete; the Neolithic
Sweet Track' of Somerset; neurophenomenology; the archaeology of
Ethiopian monasticism; smelting iron in Ethiopia; India's Temple
City'; the modern history of Sanchi, a site of Buddhist monuments;
royal funerals and sacrifices in Nepal; Christianity and conversion
in south-west Britain.
General
| Imprint: |
Bar Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
British Archaeological Reports International Series |
| Release date: |
March 2004 |
| Editors: |
Timothy Insoll
|
| Dimensions: |
297 x 210mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
140 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-84171-575-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Archaeology >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-84171-575-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781841715759 |
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