Death and dying in the Neolithic Near East /

The Neolithic of the Near East is a period of human development which saw fundamental changes in the nature of human society. It is traditionally studied for its development of domestication, agriculture, and growing social complexity. In this book Karina Croucher takes a new approach, focusing on t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Croucher, Karina
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient > Middle East.
Neolithic period > Middle East.
Thanatology.
Death.
Mort.
deaths.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Death & Dying.
Death
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient
Neolithic period
Thanatology
Middle East
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Death and dying
  • The Neolithic Near East : an overview
  • Intepretation and practice
  • The materiality of "ancestors" : plastered skulls, statues, and "stone gods"
  • Gender in the Neolithic Near East
  • Personhood, identiy, and the dead.

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