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  • The Archaeology of Religion

    Cultures and Their Beliefs in Worldwide Context

    by Sharon R. Steadman ...
    The new and updated edition of The Archaeology of Religion explores how archaeology interprets past religions, offering insights into how archaeologists seek out the religious, ritual, and symbolic meaning behind what they discover in their research.The book includes case studies from around the world, from the study of Upper Palaeolithic and hunter-gatherer religions to religious structures and ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD

  • Archaeology of Domestic Architecture and the Human Use of Space

    by Sharon R Steadman ...
    This volume is the first text to focus specifically on the archaeology of domestic architecture. Covering major theoretical and methodological developments over recent decades in areas like social institutions, settlement types, gender, status, and power, this book addresses the developing understanding of where and how people in the past created and used domestic space. It will be a useful ... Read more

    $91.99 CAD

  • Archaeology of Religion

    Cultures and their Beliefs in Worldwide Context

    by Sharon R. Steadman ...
    Steadman fills an empty niche in the offerings on how archaeology interprets past religions with this useful textbook. The book includes case studies from around the world, from the study of Upper Paleolithic religions and of shamans in foraging societies to formal religious structures in advanced complex societies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and the Andes. Steadman also includes key contemporary ... Read more

    $98.99 CAD

  • Agency and Identity in the Ancient Near East

    New Paths Forward

    by Sharon R. Steadman, Jennifer C. Ross ...
    Agency theory examines the relationship between individuals or groups when one party is doing work on behalf of another. 'Agency and Identity in the Ancient Near East' offers a theoretical study of agency and identity in Near Eastern archaeology, an area which until now has been largely ignored by archaeologists. The book explores how agency theory can be employed in reconstructing the meaning of ... Read more

    $119.99 CAD

  • The Bloomsbury Handbook of Material Religion in the Ancient Near East and Egypt

    Edited by Nicola Laneri, Sharon R. Steadman ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Handbooks
    With contributions spanning from the Neolithic Age to the Iron Age, this book offers important insights into the religions and ritual practices in ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern communities through the lenses of their material remains.The book begins with a theoretical introduction to the concept of material religion and features editor introductions to each of its six parts, which tackle the ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD

  • Ancient Complex Societies

    by Jennifer C. Ross, Sharon R. Steadman ...
    Ancient Complex Societies examines the archaeological evidence for the rise and functioning of politically and socially “complex” cultures in antiquity. Particular focus is given to civilizations exhibiting positions of leadership, social and administrative hierarchies, emerging and already developed complex religious systems, and economic differentiation. Case studies are drawn from around the ... Read more

    $91.99 CAD

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  • Ancient Africa

    A Global History, to 300 CE

    by Christopher Ehret ...
    A panoramic narrative that places ancient Africa on the stage of world historyThis book brings together archaeological and linguistic evidence to provide a sweeping global history of ancient Africa, tracing how the continent played an important role in the technological, agricultural, and economic transitions of world civilization. Christopher Ehret takes readers from the close of the last Ice Age ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Wretched Kush

    Ethnic Identities and Boundries in Egypt's Nubian Empire

    by Stuart Tyson Smith ...
    Professor Smith uses Nubia as a case study to explore the nature of ethnic identity. Recent research suggests that ethnic boundaries are permeable, and that ethnic identities are overlapping. This is particularly true when cultures come into direct contact, as with the Egyptian conquest of Nubia in the second millennium BC.By using the tools of anthropology, Smith examines the Ancient Egyptian ... Read more

    $76.99 CAD

  • A History of Archaeological Thought

    by Bruce G. Trigger ...
    In its original edition, Bruce Trigger's book was the first ever to examine the history of archaeological thought from medieval times to the present in world-wide perspective. Now, in this new edition, he both updates the original work and introduces new archaeological perspectives and concerns. At once stimulating and even-handed, it places the development of archaeological thought and theory ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

  • The Sumerian World

    Edited by Harriet Crawford ...
    Series series Routledge Worlds
    The Sumerian World explores the archaeology, history and art of southern Mesopotamia and its relationships with its neighbours from c.3,000 - 2,000BC. Including material hitherto unpublished from recent excavations, the articles are organised thematically using evidence from archaeology, texts and the natural sciences. This broad treatment will also make the volume of interest to students looking ... Read more

    $91.99 CAD

  • God

    A Human History

    by Reza Aslan ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The acclaimed author of Zealot examines humanity’s quest to make sense of the divine in this “timely, riveting, enlightening, and necessary” (HuffPost) history of our understanding of God.“A fascinating exploration of the interaction of our humanity and God.”—Pittsburgh Post-GazetteIn Zealot, Reza Aslan replaced the staid, well-worn portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth with . ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • Anthropology

    by Nicholas Croce ...
    Series series The Britannica Guide to the Social Sciences
    This authoritative guide offers readers a comprehensive look into the world of anthropology and its related sciences. The book covers the essential areas of the field, including its history. The major branches of the field are also discussed, including cultural and social anthropology as well as archaeology. It also explores the study of the discipline around the world through urban, medical, and ... Read more

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