The Archaeology Of Ritual

Author : Evangelos Kyriakidis
Publisher : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781938770395

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The Archaeology of Ritual by Evangelos Kyriakidis Pdf

A wide spectrum of scholars, historians, art historians, anthropologists, students of performance, students of religion, archaeologists, cognitive scientists, and linguists were all asked to think and comment on how ritual can be traced in archaeology and which ways ritual research can go in that discipline. The product is a fairly accurate representation of research on ritual and the archaeology of ritual: scholars from various disciplines, backgrounds and agendas, arguing mostly in the most logical fashion, yet with little agreement between them. So this book should not be seen as presenting one unified attitude towards ritual and its study in archaeology. It should rather be seen as a reflection of what the discourse in the archaeology of ritual is today. The outcome has been extremely thought-provoking, often controversial, but always of extremely high quality.

Author : Timothy Insoll
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1135 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199232444

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The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion by Timothy Insoll Pdf

A comprehensive overview, by period and region, of the archaeology of ritual and religion. The coverage is global, and extends from the earliest prehistory to modern times. Written by over sixty renowned specialists, the Handbook presents the very best in current scholarship, and will also stimulate further research.

Author : Ralph Merrifield
Publisher : New Amsterdam Books
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : UCSC:32106009266468

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The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic by Ralph Merrifield Pdf

Ralph Merrifield systematically examines the evidence from prehistoric times to the present and demonstrates that all through the fundamental changes of belief--from primitive animism to Christianity to scientific rationalism--the same kinds of simple ritual have survived because they answer deep human needs.

Author : Vasiliki G. Koutrafouri,Jeff Sanders
Publisher : Sidestone Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789088902208

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Ritual Failure by Vasiliki G. Koutrafouri,Jeff Sanders Pdf

‘Ritual Failure’ is a new concept in archaeology adopted from the discipline of anthropology. Resilient religious systems disappearing, strict believers and faithful practitioners not performing their rites, entire societies changing their customs: how does a religious ritual system transform, change or disappear, leaving only traces of its past glory? Do societies change and then their ritual? Or do customs change first, in turn provoking wider cultural shifts in society? Archaeology possesses the tools and methodologies to explore these questions over the long term; from the emergence of a system, to its peak, and then its decay and disappearance, and in relation to wider social and chronological developments. The collected papers in this book introduce the concept of ‘ritual failure’ to archaeology. The analysis explores ways in which ritual may have been instrumental in sustaining cultural continuity during demanding social conditions, or how its functionality might have failed – resulting in discontinuity, change or collapse. The collected papers draw attention to those turbulent social times of change for which ritual practices are a sensitive indicator within the archaeological record. The book reviews archaeological evidence and theoretical approaches, and suggests models which could explain socio-cultural change through ritual failure. The concept of ‘ritual failure’ is also often used to better understand other themes, such as identity and wider social, economic and political transformations, shedding light on the social conditions that forced or introduced change. This book will engage those interested in ritual theory and practices, but will also appeal to those interested in exploring new avenues to understanding cultural change. From transformations in the use of ritual objects to the risks inherent in practicing ritual, from ritual continuity in customs to sudden and profound change, from the Neolithic Near East to Roman Europe and Iron Age Africa, this book explores what happens when ritual fails.

Author : Timothy Insoll
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134526444

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Archaeology, Ritual, Religion by Timothy Insoll Pdf

This book re-examines the definitions of 'religion' and 'ritual' through a range of archaeological examples drawn from around the world and across time. It serves as an introduction to the theory and methodology of the archaeology of religion.

Author : Silvana Rosenfeld,Stefanie Bautista
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781607325963

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Rituals of the Past by Silvana Rosenfeld,Stefanie Bautista Pdf

Rituals of the Past explores the various approaches archaeologists use to identify ritual in the material record and discusses the influence ritual had on the formation, reproduction, and transformation of community life in past Andean societies. A diverse group of established and rising scholars from across the globe investigates how ritual influenced, permeated, and altered political authority, economic production, shamanic practice, landscape cognition, and religion in the Andes over a period of three thousand years. Contributors deal with theoretical and methodological concerns including non-human and human agency; the development and maintenance of political and religious authority, ideology, cosmologies, and social memory; and relationships with ritual action. The authors use a diverse array of archaeological, ethnographic, and linguistic data and historical documents to demonstrate the role ritual played in prehispanic, colonial, and post-colonial Andean societies throughout the regions of Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina. By providing a diachronic and widely regional perspective, Rituals of the Past shows how ritual is vital to understanding many aspects of the formation, reproduction, and change of past lifeways in Andean societies. Contributors: Sarah Abraham, Carlos Angiorama, Florencia Avila, Camila Capriata Estrada, David Chicoine, Daniel Contreras, Matthew Edwards, Francesca Fernandini, Matthew Helmer, Hugo Ikehara, Enrique Lopez-Hurtado, Jerry Moore, Axel Nielsen, Yoshio Onuki, John Rick, Mario Ruales, Koichiro Shibata, Hendrik Van Gijseghem, Rafael Vega-Centeno, Verity Whalen

Author : C. RILEY. AUGE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1805397230

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FIELD MANUAL FOR THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF RITUAL, RELIGION, AND MAGIC. by C. RILEY. AUGE Pdf

Author : Caroline Malone,David Barrowclough
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782974963

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Cult in Context by Caroline Malone,David Barrowclough Pdf

Gods, deities, symbolism, deposition, cosmology and intentionality are all features of the study of early ritual and cult. Archaeology has great difficulties in providing satisfactory interpretation or recognition of these elusive but important parts of ancient society, and methodologies are often poorly equipped to explore the evidence. This collection of papers explores a wide range of prehistoric and early historic archaeological contexts from Britain, Europe and beyond, where monuments, architectural structures, megaliths, art, caves, ritual activity and symbolic remains offer exciting glimpses into ancient belief systems and cult behaviour. Different theoretical and practical approaches are demonstrated, offering both new directions and considered conclusions to the many problems of studying the archaeology of cult and ritual. Central to the volume is an exploration of early Malta and its intriguing Temple Culture, set in a broad perspective by the discussion and theoretical approaches presented in different geographical and chronological contexts.

Author : Ernestine S. Elster,Eugenia Isetti,John Robb,Antonella Traverso
Publisher : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781938770371

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The Archaeology of Grotta Scaloria by Ernestine S. Elster,Eugenia Isetti,John Robb,Antonella Traverso Pdf

Grotta Scaloria, a cave in Apulia, was first discovered and explored in 1931, excavated briefly in 1967, and then excavated extensively from 1978 to 1980 by a joint UCLA-University of Genoa team, but it was never fully published. The Save Scaloria Project was organized to locate this legacy data and to enhance that information by application of the newest methods of archaeological and scientific analysis. This significant site is finally published in one comprehensive volume (and in an online archive of additional data and photographs) that gathers together the archaeological data from the upper and lower chambers of the cave. These data indicate intense ritual and quotidian use during the Neolithic period (circa 5600-5300 BCE). The Grotta Scaloria project is also important as historiography, since it illustrates a changing trajectory of research spanning three generations of European and American archaeology.

Author : Brian Hayden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108426398

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The Power of Ritual in Prehistory by Brian Hayden Pdf

Secret societies in tribal societies turn out to be key to understanding the origins of social inequalities and state religions.

Author : Michael B. Cosmopoulos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134536160

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Greek Mysteries by Michael B. Cosmopoulos Pdf

Written by an international team of acknowledged experts, this excellent book studies a wide range of contributions and showcases new research on the archaeology, ritual and history of Greek mystery cults. With a lack of written evidence that exists for the mysteries, archaeology has proved central to explaining their significance and this volume is key to understanding a phenomenon central to Greek religion and society.

Author : Olivia C. Navarro-Farr,Michelle Rich
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780816530960

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Archaeology at El Perú-Waka' by Olivia C. Navarro-Farr,Michelle Rich Pdf

This is the first book to summarize the results of long-term field research at the major Maya site of Waka'. Bringing together findings from diverse research programs of the El Perú-Waka' Regional Archaeological Project, its fifteen wide-ranging contributions lead to a greater understanding of the richness and complexity of Classic-period Maya culture.

Author : Michael Willis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1107460166

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The Archaeology of Hindu Ritual by Michael Willis Pdf

In this groundbreaking study, Michael Willis examines how the gods of early Hinduism came to be established in temples, how their cults were organized, and how the ruling elite supported their worship. Examining the emergence of these key historical developments in the fourth and fifth centuries, Willis combines Sanskrit textual evidence with archaeological data from inscriptions, sculptures, temples, and sacred sites. The centre-piece of this study is Udayagiri in central India, the only surviving imperial site of the Gupta dynasty. Through a judicious use of landscape archaeology and archaeo-astronomy, Willis reconstructs how Udayagiri was connected to the Festival of the Rainy Season and the Royal Consecration. Under Gupta patronage, these rituals were integrated into the cult of Vishnu, a deity regarded as the source of creation and of cosmic time. As special devotees of Vishnu, the Gupta kings used Udayagiri to advertise their unique devotional relationship with him. Through his meticulous study of the site, its sculptures and its inscriptions, Willis shows how the Guptas presented themselves as universal sovereigns and how they advanced new systems of religious patronage that shaped the world of medieval India.

Author : Colin Renfrew,Michael J. Boyd,Iain Morley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107082731

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Death Rituals and Social Order in the Ancient World by Colin Renfrew,Michael J. Boyd,Iain Morley Pdf

This volume, with essays by leading archaeologists and prehistorians, considers how prehistoric humans attempted to recognise, understand and conceptualise death.

Author : Stephen A. Dueppen
Publisher : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781950446315

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Divine Consumption by Stephen A. Dueppen Pdf

Kirikongo is an archaeological site composed of thirteen remarkably well-preserved discrete mounds occupied continually from the early first to the mid second millennium AD. It spans a dynamic era that saw the growth of large settlement communities and regional socio-political formations, development of economic specializations, intensification in interregional commercial networks, and the effects of the Black Death pandemic. The extraordinary preservation of architectural units, activity areas and industrial zones provides a unique opportunity to discern the cultural practices that created stratified mounds (tells) in this part of West Africa. Building from a new detailed zooarchaeological analysis and refinements in stratigraphic precision, this book argues that repeated ritual activity was a significant factor in the accumulation of stratified archaeological deposits. The book details consistencies in form and content of discrete loci containing animal bones, food remains, and broken and unbroken objects and suggests that these are the remnants of sequential ancestor shrines created when domestic spaces were converted to tombs or dedicated mortuary monuments were constructed. Continuities and transformations in ancestral rituals at Kirikongo inform on earlier West African ritual practices from the second millennium BC as well as political and social transformations at the site. More broadly, this case study provides new insights on anthropogenic mound (tell) formation processes, social zooarchaeology, material culture theory, historical ontology, and the analysis of ritual and religion in the archaeological record.