Shamans, Sorcerers, and Saints
A Prehistory of Religion
Historians of art or religion and mythologists, such as Joseph Campbell and Mircea Eliade, have written extensively on prehistoric religion, but no one before has offered a comprehensive and uniquely archaeological perspective on the subject. Hayden opens his book with an examination of the difference between traditional religions, which are passed on through generations orally or experientially, and more modern book” religions, which are based on some form of scripture that describes supernatural beings and a moral code, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He attempts to answer the question of why religion developed at all, arguing tha…
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- ISBN: 978-1-58834-168-6
- EAN: 9781588341686
- Produktnummer: 9230270
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 480 S.
Über den Autor
BRIAN HAYDEN is an archaeologist and professor at Simon Fraser University.
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