Steadman, Sharon R,

The archaeology of religion : cultures and their beliefs in worldwide context / Sharon R. Steadman. - 348 páginas : ilustraciones, mapas

Incluye bibliografía.

_ Method, theory, and the study of religion -- Introducing the archaeology of religion -- Anthropology and the study of religion -- Interpreting religion in the archaeological past -- 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 -- 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 -- Religions in Europe -- Upper Paleolithic and Neolithic Europe : from cave to village -- Megaliths and power in ancient western Europe -- 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 -- 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. Pt. 1. Pt. 2. Pt. 3. Pt. 4. Pt. 5. Pt. 6.

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Arqueología y religión.
Religiones--Historia.

200.9 / S799a 2009