Archaeological Fantasies - How Pseudoarchaeology Misrepresents the Past and Misleads the Public

Informationen zum Autor Garrett G. Fagan Klappentext Including case studies, this collection of engaging and stimulating essays written by a diverse group of scholars, scientists and writers examines the phenomenon of pseudoarchaeology from a variety of perspectives. Zusammenfassung Including case studies, this collection of engaging and stimulating essays written by a diverse group of scholars, scientists and writers examines the phenomenon of pseudoarchaeology from a variety of perspectives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: The Phenomenon . Introduction: An Epistemology of Archaeology 1. Diagnosing Pseudoarchaeology 2. The Attraction of Non-Rational Archaeological Hypotheses: The Individual and Sociological Factors 3. Sceptics, Fence-Sitters, and True Believers: Student Acceptance of an Improbable Prehistory 4. Memoirs of a True Believer Part 2: Five Case Studies 5. Esoteric Egypt 6. The Mystique of the Ancient Maya 7. Pseudoarchaeology and Nationalism: Essentializing Difference 8. Archaeology and the Politics of Origins: The Search for Pyramids in Greece 9. Rama’s Realm: Indocentric Rewritings of Early South Asian Archaeology and History Part 3: Pseudoarchaeology in its Wider Context 10. The Atlantean Box 11. The Colonization of the Past and the Pedagogy of the Future 12. Pseudoscience and Post-Modernism: Antagonists or Fellow-Travellers? 13. Concluding Observations

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Garrett G. Fagan, Garrett G. (Penn State University Fagan
• Collaboration: Garrett G. Fagan (Editeur), Garrett G. (Penn State University Fagan (Editeur), Fagan Garrett G. (Editeur)
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 06.01.2006
• EAN: 9780415305921
• ISBN: 978-0-415-30592-1
• Pages: 440
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Préhistoire, protohistoire, Antiquité; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Antiquité; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology