02425cam a2200397 i 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000180008802000180010603500240012403700130014804000920016104200140025305000210026708200140028824501980030226400680050026400110056830000520057933600260063133700280065733800270068550400510071252008590076365000210162265000390164365000190168265000290170165000500173070000360178070000340181670000380185085601390188820558580OSt20230621113248.0180626t20182018enkab    b    001 0 eng d  a  2018286416  a9781316507803  a9781316507803  a(OCoLC)on1005715597  a14815572  aERASAbengcERASAerdadYDXdOCLCQdCDXdSTFdCHVBKdOCLCOdTYCdOCLCAdIULdOCLCFdDLC  alccopycat00aGN473b.R57 201804a203/.809300aRitual, play and belief, in evolution and early human societies /cedited by Colin Renfrew (University of Cambridge), Iain Morley (University of Oxford), Michael Boyd (University of Cambridge). 1aCambridge, United Kingdom :bCambridge University Press,c2018. 4c©2018  axiii, 339 pages :billustrations, maps ;c29 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.8 aThe origins of religion and ritual in humans have been the focus of centuries of thought in archaeology, anthropology, theology, evolutionary psychology and more. Play and ritual have many aspects in common, and ritual is a key component of the early cult practices that underlie the religious systems of the first complex societies in all parts of the world. This book examines the formative cults and the roots of religious practice from the earliest times until the development of early religion in the Near East, in China, in Peru, in Mesoamerica and beyond. Here, leading prehistorians and other specialists bring a fresh approach to the early practices that underlie the faiths and religions of the world. They demonstrate the profound role of play ritual and belief systems and offer powerful new insights into the emergence of early civilization. 0aRitualxHistory. 0aRites and ceremonies, Prehistoric. 0aPlayxHistory. 0aPlayxReligious aspects. 0aPrehistoric peoplesxSocial life and customs.1 aRenfrew, Colin,d1937-eeditor.1 aMorley, Iain,d1975-eeditor.1 aBoyd, Michael J.,d1970-eeditor.41zAvailable to Stanford-affiliated users.uhttps://stanford.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316534663yCambridge Core