Archaeology and world religion

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Insoll, Timothy
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.
• Θέματα: Archaeology and religion.; Electronic books.

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Machine generated contents note: List of figures viii
• List of tables xi
• List of contributors xii
• Acknowledgements xiii
• 1 Introduction: the archaeology of world religion
• TIMOTHY INSOLL
• Definitions and objectives 1
• An approach to the archaeology of world religion? 3
• Negative approaches to archaeology and world religion 10 Positive approaches to archaeology and world religion 16
• The individual chapters 23
• References 28
• 2 The archaeology of Hinduism 33
• DILIP CHAKRABARTI
• Introduction. A difference in perception: the West vis-a-vis the practising Hindu 33
• The problem of delimiting an archaeological approach 35
• Archaeological evidencefor rituals, symbols, and deities known to modern Hinduism 35
• The implications of the archaeological evidence 51
• Sacred space and continuity. The dimensions of sacred space in the Indian countryside 53
• Sacred space and archaeology 55
• The variables behind the growth and continuity of a major pilgrim centre: ancient Varanasi 57
• Conclusions 58
• References 59
• 3 The archaeology of Buddhism 6 I
• ROBIN CONINGHAM
• Introduction 61
• The life of the Buddha: a textual narrative 63
• The life of the Buddha: an archaeological narrative 65
• A review of the typology of Buddhist monuments 70
• The case studies 80
• Conclusion: towards an archaeology of Buddhism 87
• References 91
• 4 The archaeology ofJudaism 96
• RACHEL HACHLILI
• Introduction 96
• The synagogue 97
• Jewish burial customs 105
• Iconography and symbolism 112
• Inscriptions 117
• Dietary remains 119
• The traditional domestic environment 119
• Conclusions 120
• References 121
• 5 The archaeology of Islam 123
• TIMOTHY INSOLL
• Introduction 123
• Islam - unity and diversity 124
• The mosque 125
• The Muslim burial 129
• Muslim diet 131
• The traditional domestic environment 133
• The communiy environment 137
• A case study: the Cambridge mosque and cemetery 139
• Conclusions 144
• References 145
• 6 The archaeology of Christianity in global perspective 148
• PAUL LANE
• Introduction 148
• Archaeological approaches to the study of Christianity 149
• Interpreting Christian burials and iconography 151
• Mission, conversion, and the 'colonisation of consciousness' 153
• Churches and the archaeology of 'cult' 159
• Transformations of sacred space 164
• Monasticism and pilgrimage 170
• Time and the emergence of a Christian core 174
• Conclusions 176
• References 177
• 7 Ethics and the archaeology of world religions 182
• ANDERS BERGQUIST
• Introduction 182
• Religion, archaeology, and the sacred 182
• Case studies 186 Conclusions 190
• References 191
• 8 Gender in the archaeology of world religion? 193
• RACHEL MACLEAN
• Introduction 193
• Gender and world religion 194
• Gender and the archaeology of world religion 195
• Gods and goddesses/goddesses and gods 199
• Conclusions 200
• References 201
• 9 Death, being, and time: the historical context
• of the world religions 203
• MIKE PARKER PEARSON
• Introduction 203
• Technologies of belief 204
• Late Victorian theories of the origin and evolution of religion 205
• Death, being, and time 208
• Changing conceptions of the supernatural in the last 5,000years 209
• The questfor immortality on earth 210
• The rise of the world religions 213
• The rise of secular beliefs 214
• Conclusions 215
• References 218
• Index 221.