The rites of spring: a cognitive analysis of ritual activity in the agricultural transition in south-west asia and north-western europe

<p>What cognitive and cultural mechanisms facilitated the agricultural transition? In this thesis, I evaluated the hypothesis that ritual action involving large groups of people meeting regularly created a significant sense of collective purpose to bring about the social cohesion necessary for...

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Main Author: Gantley, M
Other Authors: Whitehouse, H
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2016
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