{"product_id":"untangling-the-intangible-kathryn-macfarland-9781646428397","title":"Untangling the Intangible: Reconstructing Ideologies, Beliefs, and Religion in the Past","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUntangling the Intangible \u003c\/i\u003ea diverse group of authors focuses on new and rigorous ways to approach religion, beliefs, and ideology in archaeology. Reconstructing the human experience from archaeologically recovered materials is a complex task that can only benefit by making use of all available avenues of inquiry. To that end, the authors of this volume model inclusive discussions that recognize the inherent overlap, intersectionality, and co-constitutive relationship among the widely considered \"intangibles\" of culture: ideas, beliefs, ideology, and religion. The material and tangible aspects of these related elements inform human behavior and should not be treated independently because they constitute different and equal parts of a cognitive mosaic that forms the basis of the human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chapters encompass an array of research topics, geographical settings (Crete, Eurasia, the eastern Mediterranean, Madagascar, Mexico, and Mongolia), and temporal periods and highlight how practices associated with religious and ideological beliefs have shaped human societies across space and time. By focusing on multiple scales of inquiry and novel ways of accessing the material expressions of cultural phenomena and addressing underrepresented themes, this book challenges existing approaches and perspectives on the topic and directs future researchers to grapple with these elements as integral to researching the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmphasizing a more comprehensive study of religious and ideological aspects of material culture, \u003ci\u003eUntangling the Intangible\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the potential for a more holistic understanding of the past and for approaching the very aspects that make us human through archaeology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublication of this book has been aided by a grant from the von Bothmer Publication Fund of the Archaeological Institute of America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathryn Macfarland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646428390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646428397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Kathryn Macfarland","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48997591941375,"sku":"9781646428397","price":77.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/untangling-the-intangible-kathryn-macfarland-9781646428397","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}