Materiality, belief, ritual—- archaeology and material religion: an introduction

Recently, research focused on the archaeology of ritual and religions has developed significantly. Yet the extent to which these studies engage with the materiality of ritual and religions and what this might tell us about their definition and reconstruction in past contexts is variable. This specia...

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Published in:Material religion
Main Author: Insoll, Timothy 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2009]
In: Material religion
Further subjects:B Archaeology
B Material Culture
B Materiality
B Religion
B Ritual
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Summary:Recently, research focused on the archaeology of ritual and religions has developed significantly. Yet the extent to which these studies engage with the materiality of ritual and religions and what this might tell us about their definition and reconstruction in past contexts is variable. This special issue of Material Religion seeks to begin to redress this, and the papers are introduced here.
ISSN:1751-8342
Contains:Enthalten in: Material religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2752/175183409X12550007729824