Religion in the Emergence of Civilization by Ian Hodder

Through exploration of themes including the integration of the spiritual and the material, the role of belief in religion, the cognitive bases for religion, and religion's social roles, this book situates the results from Catalhoeyuk within a broader understanding of the Neolithic in the Middle East. Through exploration of themes including the integration of the spiritual and the material, the role of belief in religion, the cognitive bases for religion, and religion's social roles, this book situates the results from atalhyk within a broader understanding of the Neolithic in the Middle East. This book provides a unique overview of current debates concerning religion and its historical variations. It is thus an ideal location for exploring theories about the role of religion in early settled life. Religion in the Emergence of Civilization: Çatalhöyük as a Case Study 1st Edition is written by Ian Hodder and published by Cambridge University Press.

Includes bibliographical references and index. A nine-thousand-year old town in central Turkey, Catalhoeyuk was first excavated in the 1960s and has since become integral to understanding the symbolic and ritual worlds of the early farmers and village-dwellers in the Middle East. Religion in the emergence of civilization : C¸atalh¨oy uk as a case study / edited by¨ Ian Hodder. Involving an eminent group of natural scientists, archaeologists, anthropologists, philosophers, and theologians, this volume examines Catalhoeyuk as a case study. This book presents an interdisciplinary study of the role of spirituality and religious ritual in the emergence of complex societies.

Religion in the Emergence of Civilization by Ian Hodder