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The origins of religion in the Paleolithic

Title
The origins of religion in the Paleolithic / Gregory J. Wightman.
Author
Wightman, G. J.
Publication
  • Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
  • ©2015

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Description
xii, 293 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-277) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- Part I. The Embodied Brain : Neuropsychology and Religious Ritual. 2. Mirroring and empathy ; 3. Acting in concert ; 4. The malleable brain ; 5. Ritualizing sound and movement ; 6. Projecting the self ; 7. External agents ; 8. Language, ritual, and religion ; 9. Dynamic fields of consciousness ; 10. Private and corporate ritual -- Part II. The Embedded Body : From Routines to Rituals through Material Engagements. 11. First stirrings ; 12. Negotiating land ; 13. Tools, minds, and rituals ; 14. Making a mark ; 15. Death and beyond ; 16. African sapients, 200-50 kya ; 17. The emergence of religious ritual.
Call Number
JFE 15-763
ISBN
  • 9781442242890
  • 1442242892
  • 9781442242906 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
  • 2014037273
  • 40024466942
OCLC
892514361
Author
Wightman, G. J., author.
Title
The origins of religion in the Paleolithic / Gregory J. Wightman.
Publisher
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Copyright Date
©2015
Type of Content
text
still image
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-277) and index.
Other Standard Identifier
40024466942
Research Call Number
JFE 15-763
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