The archaeology of religion : cultures and their beliefs in worldwide context / Sharon R. Steadman.

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_ Pt. 1. Method, theory, and the study of religion -- Introducing the archaeology of religion -- Anthropology and the study of religion -- Interpreting religion in the archaeological past -- Pt. 2. The emergence of religion in human culture -- The world of the Shaman -- The first spark of religion : the Neanderthals -- Rock art and ritual in Africa and Australia -- Pt. 3. Religions in the Americas -- The mound-building cultures of North America -- Puebloan cultures of the American Southwest -- Mesoamerica and the religions of empire -- Lords and maidens : religions of South America -- Pt. 4. Religions in Europe -- Upper Paleolithic and Neolithic Europe : from cave to village -- Megaliths and power in ancient western Europe -- Pt. 5. Religions in South and Southeast Asia -- From Harappans to Hinduism and beyond : religions in South Asia -- From hunter-gatherer to empire : religions in Southeast Asia -- Pt. 6. Religions in Africa and the Middle East -- Religion and empire in Egypt and great Zimbabwe -- Ancient Sumer and religions in ancient Mesopotamia -- Levantine religions and the origins of Judaism -- Revitalizing the people : the origins of Christianity and Islam.