Antiquities Archaeology category: 284 books
by Lars Fogelin
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2006
How do archaeologists explore the various dimensions of religion? Lars Fogelin uses archaeological work at Thotlakonda in Southern India as his lens in a broader examination of Buddhist monastic life. He discovers the tension between the desired isolation of the monastery and the mutual engagement...
by Kit W. Wesler
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2012
Archaeologists have been increasingly turning their attention to the study of religion, but the field so far has lacked a cross-cultural overview. This text challenges archaeological conventions by refusing to respect the geographic and temporal boundaries with which archaeologists too often define...
by Kristina Jennbert
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
Exploring the relationship between animals and humans in Scandinavia from the Roman Iron Age to the Viking Period, this book interprets Old Norse mythology-in which imaginary creatures with strong characters were invented-and examines the importance of animals in the human world. According to Old...
by Pau Figueras
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
Negev, the southern desert that covers more than two thirds of the Holy Land, is terra incognita to most Christian pilgrims who visit Israel. Some journey as far south as Eilat to visit the traditional site of Mt. Sinai, but even these travellers usually have no idea that the Negev desert is also...
David and Solomon
In Search of the Bible's Sacred Kings and the Roots of the Western Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2007
The exciting field of biblical archaeology has revolutionized our understanding of the Bible -- and no one has done more to popularise this vast store of knowledge than Israel Finkelstein and Neil Silberman, who revealed what we now know about when and why the Bible was first written in The Bible...
Buried Hope or Risen Savior
The Search for the Jesus Tomb
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
Buried Hope or Risen Savior? argues for the credibility of Jesus Christ’s resurrection, engaging the issue in relation to the recent “Jesus Family Tomb” claims that continue making headlines around the world.
Among the contributors, Steve Ortiz (professor of Biblical Archaeology at Southwestern...
by Adrian Curtis
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2009
This new edition of the Oxford Bible Atlas, now with full-colour maps and illustrations, has been thoroughly revised to bring it up to date with regard both to biblical scholarship and to archaeology and topography. The Atlas will help readers of the Bible understand the contexts in which its stories...
The Genius of Ancient Man
Evolution's Nightmare
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Evidences and commonalities explored from ancient man around the globe!
Why structures echoing the Tower of Babel have been recreated on almost every continent and major culture
What artifacts and archaeology, technology and innovation, really reveal about the origin of mankind
Why many biblical...
The Brother of Jesus
The Dramatic Story & Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus & His Family
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2009
The discovery of a limestone burial box with the inscription "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" set the world of biblical archaeology abuzz. Could this be the first tangible proof of Jesus' existence? Hershel Shanks, celebrated for making biblical archaeology accessible to general readers, and...
by John Argubright
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2013
Come along on a journey back in time and watch the historical events and men of the Bible be proven before your very eyes. Evidences compiled from ancient history and archeology reveal the accuracy of the Bible. Evidences for Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, James the brother of Jesus, the high priest...
Shamanism and the Ancient Mind
A Cognitive Approach to Archaeology
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2002
Pearson brings a cogent, well-argued case for the understanding of much prehistoric art as shamanistic practice. Using the theoretical premises of cognitive archaeology and a careful examination of rock art worldwide, Pearson is able to dismiss other theories of why ancient peoples produced art_totemism,...
The Archaeology of Sacred Spaces
The temple in western India, 2nd century BCE–8th century CE
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
This volume focuses on the religious shrine in western India as an institution of cultural integration in the period spanning 200 BCE to 800 CE. It presents an analysis of religious architecture at multiple levels, both temporal and spatial, and distinguishes it as a ritual instrument that integrates...
The Stones Bear Witness
A Journey Through Archaeological Israel
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
Critics of the Bible today often say, Science has disproved the Bible. Others say that there is no evidence to support that the Bible is anything more than a book of myths and fables. But the science of archaeology is seldom mentioned by these critics. Even though no provable archaeological discovery...
Beliefs and Rituals in Archaic Eastern North America
An Interpretive Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
A comprehensive and essential field reference, Beliefs and Rituals in Archaic Eastern North America reveals the spiritual landscape in the American Archaic period.
Beliefs and Rituals in Archaic Eastern North America describes, illustrates, and offers nondogmatic interpretations of rituals...