Ritual, Play and Belief, in Evolution and Early Human Societies
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
110714356X
ISBN-13
9781107143562
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 21st, 2017
Print length
350 Pages
Weight
1,218 grams
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28.20 x 22.30 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
Prehistoric archaeologySocial & cultural anthropology, ethnography
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The origins of religion and ritual in humans hold a longstanding fascination, and have been the focus of centuries of thought in archaeology, anthropology, theology, evolutionary psychology and more. Here ritual and the development of human societies are related to the critical human and animal legacy of play and performance.
The origins of religion and ritual in humans have been the focus of centuries of thought in archaeology, anthropology, theology, evolutionary psychology and more. Play and ritual have many aspects in common, and ritual is a key component of the early cult practices that underlie the religious systems of the first complex societies in all parts of the world. This book examines the formative cults and the roots of religious practice from the earliest times until the development of early religion in the Near East, in China, in Peru, in Mesoamerica and beyond. Here, leading prehistorians and other specialists bring a fresh approach to the early practices that underlie the faiths and religions of the world. They demonstrate the profound role of play ritual and belief systems and offer powerful new insights into the emergence of early civilization.
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