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Ritual and Archaic States
Murphy, Joanne M
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Description for Ritual and Archaic States
Hardcover. This volume compares archaic rituals across civilizations, exploring theoretical models and interpretations for a variety of cultures and ritual practices, focusing especially on the location, frequency, and role of ritual in each of these societies and their resulting archaeological signatures. Editor(s): Murphy, Joanne M. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 11 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 585.
While ritual and archaic states have both been prominent topics in recent archaeological studies, this is the first volume to combine both subjects by exploring the varying nature, expression, and significance of ritual in archaic states. It compares archaic rituals across many different cultures—Vijayanagara, Swahili Lamu, Venice, Asante, Aztec, Ming China, Oaxaca, Greece, Inca, Wari, and Chaco.
The contributors posit that the nature of rituals, the level of investment in rituals, and their sociopolitical significance can vary greatly from state to state, even among societies with similar levels of social complexity, population, and spatial distribution. Highlighting the importance of ... Read more
While ritual and archaic states have both been prominent topics in recent archaeological studies, this is the first volume to combine both subjects by exploring the varying nature, expression, and significance of ritual in archaic states. It compares archaic rituals across many different cultures—Vijayanagara, Swahili Lamu, Venice, Asante, Aztec, Ming China, Oaxaca, Greece, Inca, Wari, and Chaco.
The contributors posit that the nature of rituals, the level of investment in rituals, and their sociopolitical significance can vary greatly from state to state, even among societies with similar levels of social complexity, population, and spatial distribution. Highlighting the importance of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813062785
SKU
V9780813062785
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About Murphy, Joanne M
Joanne M. A. Murphy, assistant professor of classical studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA, is the editor of Prehistoric Crete: Regional and Diachronic Studies on Mortuary Systems.
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