Religion in the Emergence of Civilization pdf

伊恩·霍德 (Ian Hodder) 是斯坦福大学邓利维家族考古学教授。 作为英国科学院院士，他因其成就获得了无数奖项，包括瑞典古物学会颁发的奥斯卡蒙特利乌斯奖章、皇家人类学研究所颁发的赫胥黎纪念奖章、菲森国际奖和考古学协会颁发的金质奖章。 美国研究所，以及布里斯托大学和莱顿大学的名誉博士学位。 霍德是许多书籍的作者，包括行动中的符号（剑桥，1982 年）、阅读过去（剑桥，1982 年）和纠缠：人类与事物之间关系的考古学（2012 年）。

Religion in the Emergence of Civilization pdf 伊恩·霍德

This book presents an interdisciplinary study of the role of spirituality and religious ritual in the emergence of complex societies. Involving an eminent group of natural scientists, archaeologists, anthropologists, philosophers, and theologians, this volume examines ?atalh?y?k as a case study. A nine-thousand-year old town in central Turkey, ?atalh?y?k was first excavated in the 1960s and has since become integral to understanding the symbolic and ritual worlds of the early farmers and village-dwellers in the Middle East. It is thus an ideal location for exploring theories about the role of religion in early settled life. This book provides a unique overview of current debates concerning religion and its historical variations. Through exploration of themes including the integration of the spiritual and the material, the role of belief in religion, the cognitive bases for religion, and religion's social roles, this book situates the results from ?atalh?y?k within a broader understanding of the Neolithic in the Middle East.