
The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion
Timothy Insoll(Editor)
Oxford University Press
1st Edition
Published on 27. October 2011
Book
Hardback
1136 pages
978-0-19-923244-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion provides a comprehensive overview by period and region of the relevant archaeological material in relation to theory, methodology, definition, and practice. Although, as the title indicates, the focus is upon archaeological investigations of ritual and religion, by necessity ideas and evidence from other disciplines are also included, among them anthropology, ethnography, religious studies, and history. The Handbook covers a global span - Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, and the Americas - and reaches from the earliest prehistory (the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic) to modern times. In addition, chapters focus upon relevant themes, ranging from landscape to death, from taboo to water, from gender to rites of passage, from ritual to fasting and feasting. Written by over sixty specialists, renowned in their respective fields, the Handbook presents the very best in current scholarship, and will serve both as a comprehensive introduction to its subject and as a stimulus to further research.
Reviews / Votes
This [Handbook] gives many riches, and is both extremely thought provoking and timely. It will be used and enjoyed by readers at many different levels. * Alasdair Whittle, European Journal of Archaeology * The volume is exceptionally well organized. * Stephen D. Glazier, Religion *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Scholars and students of archaeology, anthropology, ethnography, religious studies.
Illustrations
149 in-text illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 65 mm
Weight
2093 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-923244-4 (9780199232444)
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Edited by Timothy Insoll, Professor of Archaeology, University of Manchester
Contributors:
Anders Andren, University of Stockholm
Paul Bahn
Reinhard Bernbeck, Binghamton University
Jenny Blain, Sheffield Hallam University
Joanna Bruck, University College Dublin
Aaron A. Burke, UCLA
Roy L. Carlson, Simon Fraser University
Timothy Clack, University of Oxford
Robin Coningham, Durham University
Chantal Conneller, University of Manchester
Zoe Crossland, Columbia University
Karina Croucher, University of Manchester
Bruno David, Monash University
Michael Dietler, University of Chicago
Chris Fowler, Newcastle University
Paul Garwood, University of Birmingham
Amy Gazin-Schwartz, Assumption College
Olivier P. Gosselain, Universite Libre de Bruxelles
Gunnar Haaland, University of Bergen
Randi Haaland, University of Bergen
Yannis Hamilakis, University of Southampton
Kelley Hays-Gilpin, Northern Arizona University
Charles Higham, University of Otago
Richard Hingley, Durham University
Timothy Insoll, University of Manchester
Tonno Jonuks, Estonian Literary Museum
Jody Joy, The British Museum
Rosemary Joyce, University of California at Berkeley
Simon Kaner, University of East Anglia
Anders Kaliff, University of Uppsala
Julia Kindt, University of Sydney
James Vernon Knight, University of Alabama
Kevin Lane, University of Manchester
Randall McGuire, Binghamton University
Caroline Malone, Queen's University, Belfast
PIerre de Maret, Universite Libre de Bruxelles
Nicky Milner, University of York
Kathleen Morrison, University of Chicago
Sarah Milledge Nelson, University of Denver
Lukas Nickel, SOAS
Terje Oestigard, University of Bergen
Andrew Petersen, University of Wales, Lampeter
Paul Pettitt, University of Sheffield
Aleks Pluskowski, University of Reading
Daniel Potts, University of Sydney
Neil Price, University of Aberdeen
Jeffrey Quilter, Harvard University
Paul Rainbird, University of Lampeter
Tom Rasmussen, University of Manchester
Colin Renfrew, University of Cambridge
Brian Robinson, University of Maine
Peter Roe, University of Delaware
Chris Scarre, Durham University
Michael J. Seymour, The British Museum
Michael E. Smith, Arizona State University
Anna Stevens, Amarna Project
Simon Stoddart, University of Cambridge
James F. Strange, University of Southern Florida
Namita Sugandhi, University of Chicago
Tim Taylor, University of Bradford
Julian Thomas, University of Manchester
Sam Turner, University of Newcastle
Marc Verhoeven
Martin Welch, University College London
David S. Whitley
Contributors:
Anders Andren, University of Stockholm
Paul Bahn
Reinhard Bernbeck, Binghamton University
Jenny Blain, Sheffield Hallam University
Joanna Bruck, University College Dublin
Aaron A. Burke, UCLA
Roy L. Carlson, Simon Fraser University
Timothy Clack, University of Oxford
Robin Coningham, Durham University
Chantal Conneller, University of Manchester
Zoe Crossland, Columbia University
Karina Croucher, University of Manchester
Bruno David, Monash University
Michael Dietler, University of Chicago
Chris Fowler, Newcastle University
Paul Garwood, University of Birmingham
Amy Gazin-Schwartz, Assumption College
Olivier P. Gosselain, Universite Libre de Bruxelles
Gunnar Haaland, University of Bergen
Randi Haaland, University of Bergen
Yannis Hamilakis, University of Southampton
Kelley Hays-Gilpin, Northern Arizona University
Charles Higham, University of Otago
Richard Hingley, Durham University
Timothy Insoll, University of Manchester
Tonno Jonuks, Estonian Literary Museum
Jody Joy, The British Museum
Rosemary Joyce, University of California at Berkeley
Simon Kaner, University of East Anglia
Anders Kaliff, University of Uppsala
Julia Kindt, University of Sydney
James Vernon Knight, University of Alabama
Kevin Lane, University of Manchester
Randall McGuire, Binghamton University
Caroline Malone, Queen's University, Belfast
PIerre de Maret, Universite Libre de Bruxelles
Nicky Milner, University of York
Kathleen Morrison, University of Chicago
Sarah Milledge Nelson, University of Denver
Lukas Nickel, SOAS
Terje Oestigard, University of Bergen
Andrew Petersen, University of Wales, Lampeter
Paul Pettitt, University of Sheffield
Aleks Pluskowski, University of Reading
Daniel Potts, University of Sydney
Neil Price, University of Aberdeen
Jeffrey Quilter, Harvard University
Paul Rainbird, University of Lampeter
Tom Rasmussen, University of Manchester
Colin Renfrew, University of Cambridge
Brian Robinson, University of Maine
Peter Roe, University of Delaware
Chris Scarre, Durham University
Michael J. Seymour, The British Museum
Michael E. Smith, Arizona State University
Anna Stevens, Amarna Project
Simon Stoddart, University of Cambridge
James F. Strange, University of Southern Florida
Namita Sugandhi, University of Chicago
Tim Taylor, University of Bradford
Julian Thomas, University of Manchester
Sam Turner, University of Newcastle
Marc Verhoeven
Martin Welch, University College London
David S. Whitley
Content
I. ELEMENTS AND EXPRESSION; II. PREHISTORIC EUROPEAN RITUAL AND RELIGION; III. RELIGION AND RITUAL IN WORLD PREHISTORY; IV. RELIGION AND CULT OF THE OLD WORLD; V. ARCHAEOLOGY OF WORLD RELIGIONS; VI. ARCHAEOLOGY OF INDIGENOUS AND NEW RELIGIONS