Ritual failure - KOUTRAFOURI, V.G., and J. SANDERS, (eds.),
archaeological perspectives
KORTE INHOUD
'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 system, to its peak, and then its decay and disappearance, and in relation to wider social and chronological developments.
The collected papers in this book introduce the concept of 'ritual failure' to archaeology. The analysis explores ways in which ritual may have been instrumental in sustaining cultural continuity during demanding social conditions, or how its functionality might have failed - resulting in discontinuity...
The collected papers in this book introduce the concept of 'ritual failure' to archaeology. The analysis explores ways in which ritual may have been instrumental in sustaining cultural continuity during demanding social conditions, or how its functionality might have failed - resulting in discontinuity...
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2014Uitgever: Sidestone Press170 paginasTaal: EngelsGrootte: 258x183x10ISBN-10: 9088902208ISBN-13: 9789088902208Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Leiden, 2013. 170p. ills.(B&W and full colour photographs). Paperback. [New] [Auteur: KOUTRAFOURI, V.G., and J. SANDERS, (eds.),] [Uitgever: Sidestone Press] [Jaar: 2013] [Titel: Ritual Failure. Archaeological Perspectives.]
