LEADER 03103oam 2200709I 450 001 9910829162503321 005 20240131142958.0 010 $a1-136-19637-4 010 $a0-415-52129-7 010 $a0-203-08518-3 010 $a1-283-87165-3 010 $a1-136-19638-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203085189 035 $a(CKB)2550000000709660 035 $a(EBL)1097830 035 $a(OCoLC)822025284 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000832094 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12282292 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000832094 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10880630 035 $a(PQKB)10091783 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1097830 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1097830 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10635056 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL418415 035 $a(OCoLC)1058069073 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB135163 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000709660 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 13$aAn archaeology of the cosmos $erethinking agency and religion in ancient America /$fTimothy R. Pauketat 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (245 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-136-19631-5 311 $a0-415-52128-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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; Index 330 $aAn 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 tw 606 $aIndian cosmology$zNorth America 606 $aIndians of North America$xReligion 606 $aReligion and culture$zUnited States 606 $aSocial archaeology$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xAntiquities 607 $aUnited States$xReligious life and customs 615 0$aIndian cosmology 615 0$aIndians of North America$xReligion. 615 0$aReligion and culture 615 0$aSocial archaeology 676 $a970.004/97 700 $aPauketat$b Timothy R.$0834837 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910829162503321 996 $aAn archaeology of the cosmos$94014088 997 $aUNINA