03042oam 2200685I 450 991045289440332120200520144314.00-415-52129-70-203-08518-31-283-87165-31-136-19638-210.4324/9780203085189 (CKB)2550000000709660(EBL)1097830(OCoLC)822025284(SSID)ssj0000832094(PQKBManifestationID)12282292(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000832094(PQKBWorkID)10880630(PQKB)10091783(MiAaPQ)EBC1097830(Au-PeEL)EBL1097830(CaPaEBR)ebr10635056(CaONFJC)MIL418415(EXLCZ)99255000000070966020180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAn archaeology of the cosmos rethinking agency and religion in ancient America /Timothy R. PauketatAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (245 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-136-19631-5 0-415-52128-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; An Archaeology of the Cosmos; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1.Beliefs; 2.Religion from the Top Down; 3.Agency, Bundling, and Positioning; 4.Bundles; 5.Intimate Parallelisms; 6.Religion from the Ground Up; 7.Bringing Religion to a Standstill; 8. Cosmic Deposits; 9.Positioning Theory; Appendix; Notes; References; IndexAn Archaeology of the Cosmos?seeks answers to two fundamental questions of humanity and human history. The first question concerns that which some use as a defining element of humanity: religious beliefs. Why do so many people believe in supreme beings and holy spirits? The second question concerns changes in those beliefs. What causes beliefs to change?Using archaeological evidence gathered from ancient America, especially case material from the Great Plains and the pre-Columbian American Indian city of Cahokia, Timothy Pauketat explores the logical consequences of these twIndian cosmologyNorth AmericaIndians of North AmericaReligionReligion and cultureUnited StatesSocial archaeologyUnited StatesUnited StatesAntiquitiesUnited StatesReligious life and customsElectronic books.Indian cosmologyIndians of North AmericaReligion.Religion and cultureSocial archaeology970.004/97Pauketat Timothy R.834837MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452894403321An archaeology of the cosmos2252069UNINA