LEADER 03218nam 2200445 450 001 9910796410503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-78570-831-7 010 $a1-78570-829-5 035 $a(CKB)3840000000338808 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5219324 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11499033 035 $a(OCoLC)1019708842 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5219324 035 $a(EXLCZ)993840000000338808 100 $a20180210h20182018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe bioarchaeology of ritual and religion /$fedited by Alexandra Livarda, Richard Madgwick, and Santiago Riera 210 1$aOxford, England :$cOxbow Books,$d2018. 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (422 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a1-78570-828-7 330 8 $aThe Bioarchaeology of Ritual and Religion' is the first volume dedicated to exploring ritual and religious practice in past societies from a variety of 'environmental' remains. Building on recent debates surrounding, for instance, performance, materiality and the false dichotomy between ritualistic and secular behaviour, this book investigates notions of ritual and religion through the lens of perishable material culture. Research centring on bioarchaeological evidence and drawing on methods from archaeological science has traditionally focused on functional questions surrounding environment and economy. However, recent years have seen an increased recognition of the under-exploited potential for scientific data to provide detailed information relating to ritual and religious practice. This volume explores the diverse roles of plant, animal and other organic remains in ritual and religion, as foods, offerings, sensory or healing mediums, grave goods, and worked artefacts. It also provides insights into how archaeological science can shed light on the reconstruction of ritual processes and the framing of rituals. The 14 papers showcase current and new approaches in the investigation of bioarchaeological evidence for elucidating complex social issues and worldviews. The case studies are intentionally broad, encompassing a range of sub-disciplines of bioarchaeology, including archaeobotany, anthracology, palynology, micromorphology, geoarchaeology, zooarchaeology (including avian and worked bone studies), archaeomalacology and organic residue analysis. The temporal and geographical coverage is equally wide, extending across Europe from the Mediterranean and Aegean to the Baltic and North Atlantic regions and from the Mesolithic to the medieval period. The volume also includes a discursive paper by Prof. Brian Hayden, who suggests a different interpretative framework of archaeological contexts and rituals. 606 $aArchaeology and religion 615 0$aArchaeology and religion. 676 $a200.9 702 $aLivarda$b Alexandra 702 $aMadgwick$b Richard 702 $aRiera$b Santiago 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910796410503321 996 $aThe bioarchaeology of ritual and religion$93727889 997 $aUNINA