Religion at work in a neolithic society : vital matters

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Religion at work in a neolithic society : vital matters

edited by Ian Hodder

Cambridge University Press, 2014

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This book tackles the topic of religion, a broad subject exciting renewed interest across the social and historical sciences. The volume is tightly focused on the early farming village of Catalhoeyuk, which has generated much interest both within and outside of archaeology, especially for its contributions to the understanding of early religion. The volume discusses contemporary themes such as materiality, animism, object vitality, and material dimensions of spirituality while at the same time exploring broad evolutionary changes in the ways in which religion has influenced society. The volume results from a unique collaboration between an archaeological team and a range of specialists in ritual and religion.

Table of Contents

  • 1. The vitalities of Catalhoeyuk Ian Hodder
  • Part I. Vital Religion: The Evolutionary Context of Religion at Catalhoeyuk: 2. Different strokes for different folks: Near Eastern Neolithic mortuary practices in perspective Nigel Goring-Morris and Anna Belfer-Cohen
  • 3. Excavating theogonies: anthropomorphic promiscuity and sociographic prudery in the Neolithic and now LeRon Shults
  • 4. Religion as anthropomorphism at Catalhoeyuk Stewart Guthrie
  • 5. The historical self: memory and religion at Catalhoeyuk J. Wentzel van Huyssteen
  • 6. Modes of religiosity and the evolution of social complexity at Catalhoeyuk Harvey Whitehouse, Camilla Mazzucato, Ian Hodder and Quentin D. Atkinson
  • Part II. Vital Materials at Catalhoeyuk: 7. Relational networks and religious sodalities at Catalhoeyuk Barbara Mills
  • 8. Using 'magic' to think from the material: tracing distributed agency, revelation, and concealment at Catalhoeyuk Carolyn Nakamura and Peter Pels
  • 9. 'Motherbaby': a death in childbirth at Catalhoeyuk Kimberley Patton and Lori Hager
  • 10. The hau of the house Mary Weismantel
  • 11. Material register, surface, and form at Catalhoeyuk Victor Buchli
  • 12. The use of spatial order in Catalhoeyuk material culture Anke Kamerman
  • Part III. Vital Data: 13. Theories and their data: interdisciplinary interactions at Catalhoeyuk Ian Hodder.

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