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A Cosmos in Stone: Interpreting Religion and Society Through Rock Art

James David Lewis-Williams
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Description: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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Cosmos in Stone: Interpreting Religion and Society Through Rock Art. To get started finding A Cosmos in Stone: Interpreting Religion and Society Through Rock Art, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
336
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Altamira Press
Release
2002
ISBN
0759116717

A Cosmos in Stone: Interpreting Religion and Society Through Rock Art

James David Lewis-Williams
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
Read Now Download now ⏭ listen AudioBook
Description: 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Cosmos in Stone: Interpreting Religion and Society Through Rock Art. To get started finding A Cosmos in Stone: Interpreting Religion and Society Through Rock Art, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
336
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Altamira Press
Release
2002
ISBN
0759116717

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