{"product_id":"tracing-the-relational-meghan-e-buchanan-9781607814351","title":"Tracing the Relational: The Archaeology of Worlds, Spirits, and Temporalities","description":"\u003ci\u003eTracing the Relational\u003c\/i\u003e examines the recent emergence of relational ontologies in archaeological interpretation and how this perspective can help archaeologists better understand the past. Traditional representational approaches reflect modern or Western perspectives, which focus on the individual and see the world in terms of dichotomies that separate culture and nature, human and object, sacred and secular. In contrast, ancient societies saw themselves as connected to and entangled with other human and nonhuman entities. In order to gain deeper insight into how people in the ancient world lived, experienced, and negotiated their lives, contributors argue, archaeologists must explore the myriad relationships and entanglements between humans and other beings, places, and things. As contributors unravel these relationships, they demonstrate that movement is an inherent feature of these relational webs and is the driving force behind a continually shifting reality. Chapters focus on various regions and time periods throughout the Americas, tracing how movements between other-worldly dimensions, spirits and deities, and temporalities were integral to everyday life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meghan E. Buchanan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607814358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607814351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Utah Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Meghan E. Buchanan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442435830015,"sku":"9781607814351","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a6f8f422-48ae-4150-84ea-094730875502.jpg?v=1777197398","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tracing-the-relational-meghan-e-buchanan-9781607814351","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}