1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911136812203321

Titolo

Colonization of unfamiliar landscapes : the archaeology of adaptation / / edited by Marcy Rockman and James Steele

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003

ISBN

1-134-52013-1

1-134-52014-X

1-280-02246-9

0-203-42290-2

0-203-42533-2

9780203422908

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RockmanMarcy <1971->

SteeleJames <1960->

Disciplina

930.1

Soggetti

Social archaeology

Landscape archaeology

Landscapes - Social aspects - History

Land settlement - History

Colonization - History

Human beings - Effect of environment on - History

Adaptation (Biology) - History

Adaptability (Psychology) - History

Ethnoarchaeology

Archaeology and history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Editors' introduction; Dating abbreviations; Conceptual frameworks; Knowledge and learning in the archaeology of colonization; Human wayfinding and cognitive maps; Colonization of new land by hunter-gatherers: expectations and implications based on ethnographic data; Tracking the role of pathways



in the evolution of a human landscape: the St Croix Riverway in ethnohistorical perspective; Mining rushes and landscape learning in the modern world; Case studies

Landscape learning and the earliest peopling of EuropeThe social context of landscape learning and the lateglacial   early postglacial recolonization of the British Isles; ~Where do we go from here?~ Modelling the decision-making process during exploratory dispersal; Deerslayers, pathfinders, and icemen: origins of the European Neolithic as seen from the frontier; Entering uncharted waters: models of initial colonization in Polynesia; The weather is fine, wish you were here, because I'm the last one alive: ~learning~ the environment in the English New World colonies

Advances in theory and methodColonizing new landscapes: archaeological detectability of the first phase; Lessons in landscape learning; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The process of familiarization with and adaptation to unfamiliar landscapes has been integral to colonization and settlement throughout human history. This innovative and important volume presents the archaeological and anthropological foundations of the landscape learning process. Contributions apply the related fields of ethnography, cognitive psychology, and historical archaeology to the issues of individual exploration, development of trail systems, folk knowledge, social identity, and the role of the frontier in the growth of the modern world. A series of case studies examines the arc



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911138710903321

Autore

Moots Glenn A

Titolo

Politics reformed : the Anglo-American legacy of covenant theology / / Glenn A. Moots

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2010

ISBN

9780826272232

0826272231

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 p.)

Collana

Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy

Disciplina

230/.42

Soggetti

Political theology

Covenant theology

Covenants - Religious aspects - Reformed Church

Reformed Church - Doctrines

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : returning to political theology -- Defending political theology -- The biblical background to covenanting -- Founding covenant theologies : Bullinger and Calvin -- The covenant and the civil magistrate -- The legacies of Geneva and Zurich in England and Scotland -- Covenant, revolution, war, and eschatology -- Reaching limits : the covenant in America -- Natural law and natural right in reformed political theology -- The reformation in retrospect -- Contemporary perspectives on covenanting -- Lessons for religion and politics today.

Sommario/riassunto

Many studies have considered the Bible's relationship to politics, but almost all have ignored the heart of its narrative and theology: the covenant. In this book, Glenn Moots explores the political meaning of covenants past and present by focusing on the theory and application of covenantal politics from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries. Moots demands that we revisit political theology because it served as the most important school of politics in early modern Europe and America. He describes the strengths of the covenant tradition while also presenting its limitations and dangers. Contemporary political scientists such as Eric Voegelin, Daniel Elazar, and David Novak are



called on to provide insight into both the covenant's history and its relevance today. Moots's work chronicles and critiques the covenant tradition while warning against both political ideology and religious enthusiasm. It provides an inclusive and objective outline of covenantal politics by considering the variations of Reformed theology and their respective consequences for political practice. This includes a careful account of how covenant theology took root on the European continent in the sixteenth century and then inspired ecclesiastical and civil politics in England, Scotland, and America. Moots goes beyond the usual categories of Calvinism or Puritanism to consider the larger movement of which both were a part. By integrating philosophy, theology, and history, Moots also invites investigation of broader political traditions such as natural law and natural right. Politics Reformed demonstrates how the application of political theology over three centuries has important lessons for our own dilemmas about church and state. It makes a provocative contribution to understanding foundational questions in an era of rising fundamentalism and emboldened secularism, inspiring readers to rethink the importance of religion in political theory and practice, and the role of the covenant tradition in particular.