Archaeology of spiritualities kathryn rountree springer. Division of archaeology faculty of human, social and political sciences hsps part i arc 1. Archaeology biblical archaeology biblical archaeology. In 1988, david lewiswilliams of the university of witwatersrand in johannesburg, south africa, launched one of archaeologys longestrunning controversies when he proposed that the vivid cave paintings of upper paleolithic europe were produced by shamans whose consciousness had been altered by drugs or selfinduced trances. Engagingly written by one of the worlds leading scholars in this field, this comprehensively revised edition tells the story of christian spirituality from its origins in the new testament right up to the present day. Download free archaeology books from the getty museum getty publications just announced the launch of its virtual library, where readers can freely browse and download hundreds books from the publishers backlist catalogue. Additional copies of this publication including a pdf version on the crcah website can be. Archaeological approaches to the study of religion have typically and often unconsciously, drawn on western paradigms, especially judaeochristian monotheistic frameworks and academic rationalisations.
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