A Cosmos in Stone - Interpreting Religion and Society Through Rock Art

Collected articles of the world's preeminent rock art researchers and cognitive archaeologists.

List of contents

Part 0 Foreword by David S. Whitley Part 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Chapter 1 Historical setting Chapter 5 Chapter 2 Man must measure Chapter 6 Chapter 3 Ethnography and iconography Chapter 7 Chapter 4 Mystery wrapped in myth Chapter 8 Chapter 5 Through the veil Chapter 9 Chapter 6 A dream of eland Chapter 10 Chapter 7 Seeing and construing Chapter 11 Chapter 8 Building bridges Chapter 12 Chapter 9 Harnessing the brain Chapter 13 Chapter 10 Agency, altered consciousness and wounded men Chapter 14 Chapter 11 The social production and consumption of rock art Part 15 References Part 16 Index Part 17 About the Author

About the author

By David J. Lewis-Williams

Summary

Collected articles of the world's preeminent rock art researchers and cognitive archaeologists.

Product details

• Authors: David J Lewis-Williams, David J. Lewis-Williams, J. David Lewis-Williams
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780759101951
• ISBN: 978-0-7591-0195-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 282 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 635 g
• Series: Archaeology of Religion; Archaeology of Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works