This chapter provides an overview of the themes that organize the volume beginning with a
brief history of research on the relationship between religion and politics in American�…

This exciting collection explores the interplay of religion and politics in the precolumbian
Americas. Each thought-provoking contribution positions religion as a primary factor�…

An Archaeology of the Cosmos seeks answers to two fundamental questions of humanity
and human history. The first question concerns that which some use as a defining element of�…

Even with contemporary societies the analysis of religion presents formidable conceptual,
epistemological, and methodological obstacles. It is not surprising then that extensive�…

Human actions are often deeply intertwined with religion and can be understood in a strictly
religious context. Yet, many volumes and articles pertaining to discussions of religion in the�…

2 THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF POST-MEDIEVAL RELIGION thriving sub-discipline concerned
with the architectural development of church buildings and religious and mortuary practices�…

Until recently, the study of religion and ritual by archaeologists was typically found among
those studying “world religions,” particularly those with the benefit of texts. Building upon a�…

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�…

Archaeology understands religion from embodied practices; interrogates the role of
materiality in the reproduction of religion, accomplished in ritual; and explores what�…

This dissertation uses a relational approach and a contentious politics framework to
examine the archaeological record. Methodologically, it merges spatial and social network�…