Religion in the Prehispanic Southwest
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Religion in the Prehispanic Southwest

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Religion in the Prehispanic Southwest

About this book

Religion mattered to the prehistoric Southwestern people, just as it matters to their descendents today. Examining the role of religion can help to explain architecture, pottery, agriculture, even commerce. But archaeologists have only recently developed the theoretical and methodological tools with which to study this topic. Religion in the Prehispanic Southwest marks the first book-length study of prehistoric religion in the region. Drawing on a rich array of empirical approaches, the contributors show the importance of understanding beliefs and ritual for a range of time periods and southwestern societies. For professional and avocational archaeologists, for religion scholars and students, Religion in the Prehispanic Southwest represents an important contribution.

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Yes, you can access Religion in the Prehispanic Southwest by Christine S. VanPool,Todd L. VanPool,David A. Phillips Jr. in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Archaeology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
AltaMira Press
Year
2007
eBook ISBN
9780759113954
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Archaeology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Table of Figures
  5. List of Tables
  6. Introduction Archaeology and Religion
  7. 1 - The Horned Serpent Tradition in the North American Southwest
  8. 2 - Religious Behavior in the Post-Chaco Years
  9. 3 - New Perspectives on an Ancient Religion Katsina Ritual and the Archaeological Record
  10. 4 - Icons and Ethnicity Hopi Painted Pottery and Murals
  11. 5 - Gathering Spaces and Bounded Places The Religious Significance of Plaza-oriented Communities in the Northern Rio Grande, New Mexico
  12. 6 - Iikááh Chaco Sacred Schematics
  13. 7 - Guanacos, Symbolism, and Religion during the Hohokam Preclassic
  14. 8 - Elevated Spaces Exploring the Symbolic at Cerros de Trincheras
  15. 9 - Toloatzin and Shamanic Journeys Exploring the Ritual Role of Sacred Datura in the Prehistoric Southwest
  16. 10 - Pre-Columbian Venus Celestial Twin and Icon of Duality
  17. 11 - Religion and the Mesoamerican Ball Game in the Casas Grandes Region of Northern Mexico
  18. 12 - Ancestors and Elites Emergent Complexity, Ritual Practices, and Mortuary Behavior at Paquime, Chihuahua, Mexico
  19. 13 - The Casas Grandes and Salado Phenomena Evidence for a Religious Schism in the Greater Southwest
  20. INDEX
  21. ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS