000			01769cam a2200253 i 4500
999			_c252334 _d252334
020			_a9781107143562
020			_a110714356X
082	0	4	_a203/.8093
245	0	0	_aRitual, play and belief, in evolution and early human societies / _cedited by Colin Renfrew (University of Cambridge), Iain Morley (University of Oxford), Michael Boyd (University of Cambridge).
260			_aUnited Kingdom: _bCambridge University press, _c2018
300			_axiii, 339 pages : _billustrations, maps ;
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520	8		_aThe origins of religion and ritual in humans have been the focus of centuries of thought in archaeology, anthropology, theology, evolutionary psychology and more. Play and ritual have many aspects in common, and ritual is a key component of the early cult practices that underlie the religious systems of the first complex societies in all parts of the world. This book examines the formative cults and the roots of religious practice from the earliest times until the development of early religion in the Near East, in China, in Peru, in Mesoamerica and beyond. Here, leading prehistorians and other specialists bring a fresh approach to the early practices that underlie the faiths and religions of the world. They demonstrate the profound role of play ritual and belief systems and offer powerful new insights into the emergence of early civilization.
650		0	_aRitual
650		0	_aRites and ceremonies, Prehistoric.
650		0	_aPlay
650		0	_aPlay
650		0	_aPrehistoric peoples
700	1		_aRenfrew, Colin,
700	1		_aMorley, Iain,
700	1		_aBoyd, Michael J.,
856	4	1	_uhttps://stanford.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316534663
942			_cBK