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A companion to the archaeology of religion in the ancient world
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ISBN: 1118885805 1118886801 9781118885802 9781118885888 1118885880 9781118886809 9781444350005 1444350005 9781118886694 Year: 2015 Publisher: Chichester ; New York ; Brisbane ; Toronto ; Singapore John Wiley & Sons

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A Companion to the Archaeology of Religion in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive overview of a wide range of topics relating to the practices, expressions, and interactions of religion in antiquity, primarily in the Greco-Roman world. Features readings that focus on religious experience and expression in the ancient world rather than solely on religious belief Places a strong emphasis on domestic and individual religious practice Represents the first time that the concept of "lived religion" is applied to the ancient history of religion and archaeology of religion Includes


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Cult material : from archaeological deposits to interpretation of early Greek religion
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ISBN: 9789526721194 9526721195 Year: 2015 Publisher: Helsinki : Suomen Ateenan-Instituutin säätiö (Foundation of the Finnish Institute at Athens),


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The origins of religion in the Paleolithic
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ISBN: 1442242906 9781322565132 1322565139 9781442242906 9781442242890 1442242892 Year: 2015 Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield,

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Gregory J. Wightman explores the significance of goal-directed action and the rise of material culture in this intricate, evidence-based examination of religion's earliest origins.


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Defining the sacred : approaches to the archaeology of religion in the Near East
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ISBN: 9781782976790 1782976795 1782976833 178297685X 9781782976851 9781782976837 9781782978497 9781782978503 9781782978510 1782978496 178297850X 1782978518 9781782978480 1782978488 9781782976844 1782976841 Year: 2015 Publisher: Oxford, [England] ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : Oxbow Books,

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Religion is a phenomenon that is inseparable from human society. It brings about a set of emotional, ideological and practical elements that are pervasive in the social fabric of any society and characterizable by a number of features. These include the establishment of intermediaries in the relationship between humans and the divine; the construction of ceremonial places for worshipping the gods and practicing ritual performances; and the creation ritual paraphernalia. Investigating the religious dimensions of ancient societies encounters problems in defining such elements, especially with re


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Excavating the Afterlife : The Archaeology of Early Chinese Religion
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ISBN: 0295805706 9780295805702 9780295994499 0295994495 Year: 2015 Publisher: Seattle, [Washington] ; London, [England] : University of Washington Press,


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Excavating the afterlife : the archaeology of early Chinese religion
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ISBN: 9780295994499 0295994495 Year: 2015 Publisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press,

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Archaeology and religion --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Sacred space --- Tombs --- Art objects, Chinese --- Manuscripts, Chinese --- Future life --- Social change --- Archéologie et religion --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Lieux sacrés --- Tombeaux --- Objets d'art chinois --- Manuscrits chinois --- Vie future --- Changement social --- Social aspects --- History --- Aspect social --- Histoire --- China --- Chine --- Antiquities. --- Antiquités --- Art objects --- Manuscripts --- S13A/0410 --- S17/0214 --- Change, Social --- Cultural change --- Cultural transformation --- Societal change --- Socio-cultural change --- Social history --- Social evolution --- Afterlife --- Eternal life --- Life, Future --- Life after death --- Eschatology --- Eternity --- Immortality --- Near-death experiences --- Codices --- Books --- Nonbook materials --- Archival materials --- Charters --- Codicology --- Diplomatics --- Illumination of books and manuscripts --- Paleography --- Transmission of texts --- Bric-a-brac --- Objects, Art --- Objets d'art --- Art --- Decoration and ornament --- Decorative arts --- Object (Aesthetics) --- Antiques --- Holy places --- Places, Sacred --- Sacred places --- Sacred sites --- Sacred spaces --- Sites, Sacred --- Space, Sacred --- Holy, The --- Religion and geography --- Archaeology --- Religion and archaeology --- Religion --- China: Religion--Death, funeral, ancestral worship --- China: Art and archaeology--Archaeology China: Pre-Han and Han --- Religious aspects --- Archéologie et religion --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Lieux sacrés --- Antiquités

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