Beck Robert Introduction (4 results)

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. NF/VG. Red cloth, gilt lettering. Hint of rubbing at extremities, covers clean and bright. Contents clean, crisp, unmarked, binding and hinges sound. Jacket has minor rubs at extremities, very light soil, price intact ($6.00). Jacket in new mylar protector. Beautiful copy.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Minor shelf wear, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. Browse this Book on GoogleEnduring Motives examines tradition and religious beliefs as they are expressed in landscape, the built environment, visual symbols, stories, and ritual. Bringing together archaeologists and Native American experts, this volume focuses on long-lived religious traditions of the native peoples of the Americas and how religion codifies, justifies, and reinforces these traditions by placing a high value on continuity of beliefs and practice. Using clues from the archaeological record to piece together the oldest religions of the Americas, Enduring Motives is organized into four parts. Part 1 creates continuity through structure, iconography, and sacred stories that correspond to culture-specific symbolic representations of the universe. Part 2 explores the encoding of tradition in place and object, or how people use objects to enliven tradition and pass it on to future generations. Part 3 examines stability and change and shows how traditions can evolve over time without losing their core cultural significance. The final part recognizes deep-time traditions through the evidence of ancient cosmology and religious tradition. Spanning cultures as diverse as the Aztec, Plains Indians, Hopi, Mississippian, and Southwest Pueblo, Enduring Motives brings to light new insights on ancient religious beliefs, practices, methods, and techniques, which allow otherwise intangible facets of culture to be productively explored.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Brenton Beck (Cover Design); Hal Hershey (Design); Jon Larson (Illustrations by) (illustrator). 6th Printing. 197 pp. Over-sized and/or over weight book; extra postage required. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Light foxing on page edges.