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Religion on the rocks : Hohokam rock art, ritual practice, and social transformation /

"Intrigued by the petroglyphs and pictographs of the American Southwest, people commonly ask what these symbols mean. Religion on the Rocks redirects our attention to the equally important matter of what compelled ancient farmers to craft rock art in the first place. To answer this, Aaron Wrigh...

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Huvudupphovsman: Wright, Aaron M. (Aaron Michael) (Författare, medförfattare)
Materialtyp: Elektronisk E-bok
Språk:engelska
Publicerad: Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2014]
Ämnen:
Hohokam culture > Arizona > South Mountains.
Petroglyphs > Arizona > South Mountains.
Rock paintings > Arizona > South Mountains.
Sacred space > Arizona > South Mountains.
Religion, Prehistoric > Arizona > South Mountains.
Social change > Arizona > South Mountains > History > To 1500.
Social archaeology > Arizona > South Mountains.
South Mountains (Ariz.) > Social life and customs.
South Mountains (Ariz.) > Antiquities.
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Innehållsförteckning:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Ritual Practice, Religious Knowledge, and Social Reproduction
  • 3. Ritual, Religion, and Society among the Hohokam
  • 4. The South Mountains Archaeological Landscape
  • 5. Chronicling Hohokam Rock Art
  • 6. Ritualization of Hohokam Rock Art
  • 7. Hohokam Rock Art as Religious Knowledge
  • 8. Rock Art and Transformation of the Hohokam Social World
  • 9. Conclusion
  • Appendix: Petroglyph Typology.

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