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245 0 0 _aRitual, 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).
264 1 _aCambridge, United Kingdom :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2018.
264 4 _c©2018
300 _axiii, 339 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c29 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 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.
650 0 _aRitual
_xHistory.
650 0 _aRites and ceremonies, Prehistoric.
650 0 _aPlay
_xHistory.
650 0 _aPlay
_xReligious aspects.
650 0 _aPrehistoric peoples
_xSocial life and customs.
700 1 _aRenfrew, Colin,
_d1937-
_eeditor.
700 1 _aMorley, Iain,
_d1975-
_eeditor.
700 1 _aBoyd, Michael J.,
_d1970-
_eeditor.
856 4 1 _zAvailable to Stanford-affiliated users.
_uhttps://stanford.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316534663
_yCambridge Core
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