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Religious Transformation in the Late Pre-Hispanic Pueblo World (Amerind Studies in Archaeology)
Glowacki & Van Keure
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Hardcover. Editor(s): Glowacki, Donna; Keuren, Scott Van. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps, plans. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 566.
The mid-thirteenth century AD marks the beginning of tremendous social change among Ancestral Pueblo peoples of the northern US Southwest that foreshadow the emergence of the modern Pueblo world. Regional depopulations, long-distance migrations, and widespread resettlement into large plaza-oriented villages forever altered community life. Archaeologists have tended to view these historical events as adaptive responses to climatic, environmental, and economic conditions. Recently, however, more attention is being given to the central role of religion during these transformative periods, and to how archaeological remains embody the complex social practices through which Ancestral Pueblo understandings of sacred concepts were expressed and transformed. ... Read more
The mid-thirteenth century AD marks the beginning of tremendous social change among Ancestral Pueblo peoples of the northern US Southwest that foreshadow the emergence of the modern Pueblo world. Regional depopulations, long-distance migrations, and widespread resettlement into large plaza-oriented villages forever altered community life. Archaeologists have tended to view these historical events as adaptive responses to climatic, environmental, and economic conditions. Recently, however, more attention is being given to the central role of religion during these transformative periods, and to how archaeological remains embody the complex social practices through which Ancestral Pueblo understandings of sacred concepts were expressed and transformed. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816503988
SKU
V9780816503988
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