Archaeology, Ritual, Religion (Themes in Archaeology Series) - Softcover

Insoll, Timothy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415253136 ISBN 13: 9780415253130

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

The archaeology of religion is a much neglected area, yet religious sites and artefacts constitute a major area of archaeological evidence. Timothy Insoll presents an introductory statement on the archaeology of religion, examining what archaeology can tell us about religion, the problems of defining and theorizing religion in archaeology, and the methodology, or how to 'do', the archaeology of religion. This volume assesses religion and ritual through a range of examples from around the world and across time, including prehistoric religions, shamanism, African religions, death, landscape and even food. Insoll also discusses the history of research and varying theories in this field before looking to future research directions. This book will be a valuable guide for students and archaeologists, and initiate a major area of debate.

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About the Author

Timothy Insoll is Lecturer in Archaeology at the School of Art History and Archaeology at the University of Manchester. His previous publications include The Archaeology of Islam (1999), Archaeology and World Religion (2001) and THe Archaeology of Islam in Sub-Saharan Africal (2003)

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415253136
• ISBN 13: 9780415253130
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208