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