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The Archaeology of Shamanism

Neil Price (Editor)

Start date: June 1, 2013

Finish date: July 31, 2013

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Why we're reading this: Chosen by Bryn as the non-fiction choice for the June/July Group Read.
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Jan 01, 2013 Bryn Hammond rated it really liked it

Shelves: shamanism

Illustrations are poor (and crucial to interpretations) but you can search for what you need on the internet. Archaeology has often been reluctant to see shamanist experiences in art and iconography. These papers are from archaeologists with knowledge of early religions. Neil Price places the book within an 'archaeology of the mind' that searches for cognitive experience, 'these elusive mentalities' from the archaeological record.

It's an open-minded book and includes a piece on the troubled rel ...more

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Shelves: myth-archaeology-ancient-history, not-owned

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