Ian Hodder Religion in the Emergence of Civilization (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Religion in the Emergence of CivilizationCondition: NewSubtitle: Çatalhöyük as a Case StudyEAN: 9780521150194ISBN: 9780521150194Publisher: Cambridge University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/30/2010Description: 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 Çatalhöyük as a case study. A nine-thousand-year old town in central Turkey, Çatalhöyük 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 Çatalhöyük within a broader understanding of the Neolithic in the Middle East.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 254mmItem Length: 178mmItem Width: 20mmItem Weight: 650gContributor: Ian Hodder (Edited by)Author: Ian HodderGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, HistoryRelease Year: 2010 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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