Cargando…
Ritual Failure : Archaeological Perspectives /
'Ritual Failure' is a new concept in archaeology adopted from the discipline of anthropology. Resilient religious systems disappearing, strict believers and faithful practitioners not performing their rites, entire societies changing their customs: how does a religious ritual system transf...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden :
Sidestone Press,
2013.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 'Ritual Failure' is a new concept in archaeology adopted from the discipline of anthropology. Resilient religious systems disappearing, strict believers and faithful practitioners not performing their rites, entire societies changing their customs: how does a religious ritual system transform, change or disappear, leaving only traces of its past glory? Do societies change and then their ritual? Or do customs change first, in turn provoking wider cultural shifts in society? Archaeology possesses the tools and methodologies to explore these questions over the long term; from the emergence of a s. |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9789088902215 9088902216 1306408482 9781306408486 9789088902208 9088902208 |