An Archaeology of the Cosmos

Rethinking Agency and Religion in Ancient America

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Archaeology
Cover of the book An Archaeology of the Cosmos by Timothy R. Pauketat, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Timothy R. Pauketat ISBN: 9781136196379
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: December 7, 2012
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Timothy R. Pauketat
ISBN: 9781136196379
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: December 7, 2012
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

An Archaeology of the Cosmos seeks answers to two fundamental questions of humanity and human history. The first question concerns that which some use as a defining element of humanity: religious beliefs. Why do so many people believe in supreme beings and holy spirits? The second question concerns changes in those beliefs. What causes beliefs to change?

Using archaeological evidence gathered from ancient America, especially case material from the Great Plains and the pre-Columbian American Indian city of Cahokia, Timothy Pauketat explores the logical consequences of these two fundamental questions. Religious beliefs are not more resilient than other aspects of culture and society, and people are not the only causes of historical change.

An Archaeology of the Cosmos examines the intimate association of agency and religion by studying how relationships between people, places, and things were bundled together and positioned in ways that constituted the fields of human experience. This rethinking theories of agency and religion provides readers with challenging and thought provoking conclusions that will lead them to reassess the way they approach the past.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

An Archaeology of the Cosmos seeks answers to two fundamental questions of humanity and human history. The first question concerns that which some use as a defining element of humanity: religious beliefs. Why do so many people believe in supreme beings and holy spirits? The second question concerns changes in those beliefs. What causes beliefs to change?

Using archaeological evidence gathered from ancient America, especially case material from the Great Plains and the pre-Columbian American Indian city of Cahokia, Timothy Pauketat explores the logical consequences of these two fundamental questions. Religious beliefs are not more resilient than other aspects of culture and society, and people are not the only causes of historical change.

An Archaeology of the Cosmos examines the intimate association of agency and religion by studying how relationships between people, places, and things were bundled together and positioned in ways that constituted the fields of human experience. This rethinking theories of agency and religion provides readers with challenging and thought provoking conclusions that will lead them to reassess the way they approach the past.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book A Sensory Approach to the Curriculum by Timothy R. Pauketat
Cover of the book Sexual Aggression Against Children by Timothy R. Pauketat
Cover of the book Miraculous Growth and Stagnation in Post-War Japan by Timothy R. Pauketat
Cover of the book Thinking Critically About Critical Thinking by Timothy R. Pauketat
Cover of the book Inter-Christian Philosophical Dialogues by Timothy R. Pauketat
Cover of the book De Facto States by Timothy R. Pauketat
Cover of the book Kant, God and Metaphysics by Timothy R. Pauketat
Cover of the book Revival: Essays in Scientific Synthesis (1918) by Timothy R. Pauketat
Cover of the book The Social Basis of Community Care (Routledge Revivals) by Timothy R. Pauketat
Cover of the book The Globalization of NATO by Timothy R. Pauketat
Cover of the book George C. Homans by Timothy R. Pauketat
Cover of the book The William Makepeace Thackeray Library by Timothy R. Pauketat
Cover of the book Jane Carlyle by Timothy R. Pauketat
Cover of the book Verse and Poetics in George Herbert and John Donne by Timothy R. Pauketat
Cover of the book New Histories of South Africa's Apartheid-Era Bantustans by Timothy R. Pauketat
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy