Symbols At Ain Ghazal
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Symbols At Ain Ghazal
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003*
Symbols At Ain Ghazal written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003* with Art, Ancient categories.
The Masculine Civilization
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Author : Rene Hirsch
language : en
Publisher: Rene Hirsch
Release Date : 2013-10-20
The Masculine Civilization written by Rene Hirsch and has been published by Rene Hirsch this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-20 with Social Science categories.
For thousands of years, men have struggled to establish their supremacy. At first, they used spirits to secure for themselves a function in a natural world that seemed to have taken sides with the feminine. Eventually, they created an all-mighty divinity, and established their status as second to none other than that highest of all authority. Sailing through history, we show that the way procreation was perceived has determined how men and women positioned themselves in the universe. It has wielded consequences that have deeply affected our evolution, from the primal vision of an all-encompassing natural world in which Mother Nature represented the source of all life, to the subjection of nature and woman, with God the Father sitting at the summit of the creation. This emphasis on gender and nature brings into perspective the current social and economic resurgence of women and the new attitude towards environment that needs to be protected from our own deeds. These intricate leitmotifs make us witness a turning point in our history.
Continuum Encyclopedia Of Animal Symbolism In World Art
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Author : Hope B. Werness
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2006-01-01
Continuum Encyclopedia Of Animal Symbolism In World Art written by Hope B. Werness and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with Art categories.
Animals and their symbolism in diverse world cultures and different eras of human history are chronicled in this lovely volume.
Symbols At Ain Ghazal
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Author : Denise Schmandt-Besserat
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Symbols At Ain Ghazal written by Denise Schmandt-Besserat and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Art, Ancient categories.
The town of etʻAin Ghazal / Gary O. Rollefson and Zeiden A. Kafafi -- Token finds at pre-pottery Neolithic etʻAin Ghazal : a formal and technological analysis / Harry Iceland -- Tokens and writing : the cognitive development / Denise Schmandt-Besserat -- Animal figurines : the etʻAin Ghazal zoomorphic assemblage / Denise Schmandt-Besserat -- The human clay figurines and ancient Near Eastern magic : the human clay figurines collection / Denise Schmandt-Besserat -- A stone metaphor of creation / Denise Schmandt-Besserat -- Three plaster faces / Carol A. Grissom and Patricia S. Griffin -- The plastered skulls / Denise Schmandt-Besserat -- Statue cache 2 / Carol A. Grissom -- etʻAin Ghazal "monumental" figures : a sylistic analysis / Denise Schmandt-Besserat -- Murals and floor paintings at etʻAin Ghazal / Denise Schmandt-Besserat -- Standing stones of the Neolithic village of etʻAin Ghazal / Zeidan A. Kafafi -- Neolithic symbolism at etʻAin Ghazal : the archaeological assemblage / Denise Schmandt-Besserat.
Neolithic
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Author : Susan McCarter
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-11-12
Neolithic written by Susan McCarter and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-12 with Social Science categories.
This excellent introductory textbook describes and explains the origins of modern culture– the dawn of agriculture in the Neolithic area. Written in an easy-to-read style, this lively and engaging book familiarises the reader with essential archaeological and genetic terms and concepts, explores the latest evidence from scientific analyses as varied as deep sea coring, pollen identification, radiometric dating and DNA research, condensing them into an up-to-date academic account, specifically written to be clear even the novice reader. Focusing primarily on sites in southwest Asia, Neolithic addresses questions such as: Which plants and animals were the first to be domesticated, and how? How did life change when people began farming? What were the first villages like? What do we know about the social, political and religious life of these newly founded societies? What happened to human health as a result of the Neolithic Revolution? Lavishly illustrated with almost a hundred images, this enjoyable book is an ideal introduction both for students of archaeology and for general readers interested in our past.
Crossing Jordan
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Author : Thomas Evan Levy
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-06-16
Crossing Jordan written by Thomas Evan Levy and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-16 with Social Science categories.
Jordan is a key area of migration within the Levantine corridor that links the continents of Africa and Asia. 'Crossing Jordan' examines the peoples and cultures that have travelled across Jordan from antiquity to the present. The book offers a critical analysis of recent discoveries and archaeological models in Jordan and highlights the significant contribution of North American archaeologists to the field. Leading archaeologists explore the theory and methodology of archaeology in Jordan in essays which range across prehistory, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, the Hellenistic and Roman periods, Nabatean civilization, the Byzantine period, and Islamic civilization. The volume provides an up-to-date guide to the archaeological heritage of Jordan, being an important resource for scholars and students of Jordan's history, as well as citizens, non-governmental organizations and tourists.
Death And Dying In The Neolithic Near East
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Author : Karina Croucher
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2012-06-21
Death And Dying In The Neolithic Near East written by Karina Croucher and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-21 with History categories.
Croucher explores what mortuary practices can reveal about the living populations in the Neolithic Near East. Incorporating evidence from excavations, she provides an overview of the period and offers a unique insight into changing attitudes towards the human body, identity, and the experiences of the lived populations of the Neolithic Near East.
Archaeologies Of The Middle East
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Author : Susan Pollock
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2009-02-09
Archaeologies Of The Middle East written by Susan Pollock and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-09 with Social Science categories.
Archaeologies of the Middle East provides an innovative introduction to the archaeology of this fascinating region and a window on both its past and present. Written by some of the top archaeologists of the Middle East: scholars from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of interests and intellectual approaches Coverage spans 100,000 years: from the Paleolithic to Hellenistic times Explores the connections between modern-day politics and the social context of archaeological practice and various underutilized approaches to archaeological interpretation Designed for student use
Breaking Images
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Author : Gianluca Miniaci
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2023-02-16
Breaking Images written by Gianluca Miniaci and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-16 with Social Science categories.
Archaeological remains are ‘fragmented by definition’: apart from exceptional cases, the study of the human past takes into account mainly traces, ruins, discards, and debris of past civilizations. It is rare that things have been preserved as they were originally made and conceived in the past. However, not all the ancient fragmentary objects were the ‘leftovers’ from the past. A noticeable portion of them was part and parcel of the ancient materiality already in the form of a fragment or damaged item. In 2000, John Chapman, with his volume Fragmentation in Archaeology, attracted the attention of scholars on the need to reconsider broken artifacts as the result of the deliberate anthropic process of physical fragmentation. The phenomenon of fragmentation can be thus explored with more outcomes for a category of objects that played an important role inside the society: the figurines. Due to their portability and size, figurines are particularly entangled and engaged in social, spatial, temporal, and material relations, and – more than other artifacts – can easily accommodate acts of embodiment and dismemberment. The act of creation symmetrically also involves the act of destruction, which in turn is another act of creation, since from the fragmentation comes a new entity with a different ontology. Breaking contains the paradigms of life: creation and reparation, destruction and regeneration. The scope of this volume is to search for traces of any voluntary and intentional fragmentation of ancient artifacts, creating, improving, and sharpening the methods and principles for a scientific investigation that goes beyond single author impression or sensitivity. The comparative lens adopted in this volume can allow the reader to explore different fields taken from ancient societies of how we can address, assess, detect, and even discuss the action of breaking and mutilation of ancient figurines.
Theorizing Religions Past
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Author : Harvey Whitehouse
language : en
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Release Date : 2004-09-15
Theorizing Religions Past written by Harvey Whitehouse and has been published by Rowman Altamira this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-09-15 with History categories.
Historians bound by their singular stories and archaeologists bound by their material evidence donOt typically seek out broad comparative theories of religion. But recently Harvey WhitehouseOs Omodes of religiosityO theory has been attracting many scholars of past religions. Based upon universal features of human cognition, WhitehouseOs theory can provide useful comparisons across cultures and historical periods even when limited cultural data is present. In this groundbreaking volume scholars of cultures from prehistorical hunter-gatherers to 19th century Scandinavian Lutherans evaluate WhitehouseOs hypothesis that all religions tend toward either an imagistic or a doctrinal mode depending on how they are remembered and transmitted. Theorizing Religions Past provides valuable insights for all historians of religion and especially for those interested in a new cognitive method for studying the past.