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Archaeology of Religion Ser.: A Cosmos in Stone : Interpreting Religion and Society Through Rock Art by David J. Lewis-Williams (2002, Trade Paperback)

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J. David Lewis-Williams is world renowned for his work on the rock art of Southern Africa. In this volume, Lewis-Williams describes the key steps in his evolving journey to understand these images painted on stone. He describes the development of technical methods of interpreting rock paintings of the 1970s, shows how a growing understanding of San mythology, cosmology, and ethnography helped decode the complex paintings, and traces the development of neuropsychological models for understanding the relationship between belief systems and rock art. The author then applies his theories to the famous rock paintings of prehistoric Western Europe in an attempt to develop a comprehensive theory of rock art. For students of rock art, archaeology, ethnography, comparative religion, and art history, Lewis-Williams' book will be a provocative read and an important reference.

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Publisher
Altamira Press
ISBN-10
0759101965
ISBN-13
9780759101968
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1907645

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Book Title
Cosmos in Stone : Interpreting Religion and Society Through Rock Art
Author
David J. Lewis-Williams
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Archaeology, Antiquities & Archaeology, Anthropology / General
Publication Year
2002
Genre
Religion, Social Science
Number of Pages
336 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.7in
Item Weight
0 Oz

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Series Volume Number
Vol. 1
Lc Classification Number
Bl65.A72l49 2002
Reviews
The ideas of David Lewis-Williams, director of the Rock Art Research Institute at the University of Witwatersrand, have had a profound impact on rock art studies in southern Africa, and more recently, on the interpretation of Upper Paleolithic art...The book brings together the development of Lewis-Williams's thoughts about rock art, published between 1972-1997...A Cosmos in Stone is a valuable source for students of rock art..., The ideas of David Lewis-Williams, director of the Rock Art Research Institute at the University of Witwatersrand, have had a profound impact on rock art studies in southern Africa, and more recently, on the interpretation of Upper Paleolithic art...The book brings together the development of Lewis-Williams's thoughts about rock art, published between 1972-1997... A Cosmos in Stone is a valuable source for students of rock art..., Individuals with an interest in the extensive rock art found on the Northwest Coast should consider A Cosmos in Stone indispensable., This volume is a compilation of David Lewis-Williams' seminal papers. Though his data are primarily the rock art of the San (bushmen) of southern Africa and the cave art of the European Paleolithic, this book equally is about archaeological method and especially theory. Even more, it represents an intellectual achievement of the greatest historical importance. In these papers Lewis-Williams bridges the longest-lived divide in our western intellectual tradition, the opposition between science, religion and art, showing how science is necessary to understand art and religion, and how any apprehension of human social life likewise must foreground the importance of religion and art., This volume is a compilation of David Lewis-Williams " seminal papers. Though his data are primarily the rock art of the San (bushmen) of southern Africa and the cave art of the European Paleolithic, this book equally is about archaeological method and especially theory. Even more, it represents an intellectual achievement of the greatest historical importance. In these papers Lewis-Williams bridges the longest-lived divide in our western intellectual tradition, the opposition between science, religion and art, showing how science is necessary to understand art and religion, and how any apprehension of human social life likewise must foreground the importance of religion and art.
Table of Content
Part 0 Foreword by David S. Whitley Part 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Chapter 1 Historical setting Chapter 5 Chapter 2 Man must measure Chapter 6 Chapter 3 Ethnography and iconography Chapter 7 Chapter 4 Mystery wrapped in myth Chapter 8 Chapter 5 Through the veil Chapter 9 Chapter 6 A dream of eland Chapter 10 Chapter 7 Seeing and construing Chapter 11 Chapter 8 Building bridges Chapter 12 Chapter 9 Harnessing the brain Chapter 13 Chapter 10 Agency, altered consciousness and wounded men Chapter 14 Chapter 11 The social production and consumption of rock art Part 15 References Part 16 Index Part 17 About the Author
Copyright Date
2002
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2001-045870
Dewey Decimal
291/.042
Series
Archaeology of Religion Ser.
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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