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Language: en
Pages: 411
Authors: Brian Hayden
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-09-13 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Secret societies in tribal societies turn out to be key to understanding the origins of social inequalities and state religions.
The Power of Ritual in Prehistory
Language: en
Pages: 411
Authors: Brian Hayden
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-09-13 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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The Power of Ritual in Prehistory is the first book in nearly a century to deal with traditional secret societies from a comparative perspective and the first f
The Power of Feasts
Language: en
Pages: 439
Authors: Brian Hayden
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-09-29 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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In this book, Brian Hayden provides the first comprehensive, theoretical work on the history of feasting in societies ranging from the prehistoric to the modern
Knowledge and Power in Prehistoric Societies
Language: en
Pages: 303
Authors: Lynne Kelly
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-05-19 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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In this book, Lynne Kelly explores the role of formal knowledge systems in small-scale oral cultures in both historic and archaeological contexts. In the first
Ideology, Power and Prehistory
Language: en
Pages: 176
Authors: Theoretical Archaeology Group (England). Conference
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1984-05-03 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This book starts from the premise that methodology has always dominated archaeology to the detriment of broader social theory.