Stone Age Religion at Goebekli Tepe by Karl W Luckert

Stone Age Religion at Goebekli Tepe by Karl W Luckert

The excavation of Gobekli Tepe has revealed the hitherto unknown religion of the Neolithic Revolution. This book offers an archaeological starter basis for interpreting that ancient religion. Other fresh perspectives affect our understanding of civilization, human sacrifice, cannibalism, warfare, and imperialism. Fresh contextual perspectives are presented on ancient Egypt and Greece, on Abraham, the Scapegoat question, as well as on the teaching strategies of Confucius in China-all these are remotely linked to Gobekli Tepe. The author is a former student of Mircea Eliade (University of Chicago) and the family resemblance in his orientation shows. His earlier innovations in the History of Religions field include: (1) a historical interpretation of Navajo hunter mythology; (2) recording the nine-night Navajo Coyoteway Ceremonial in 1974, which had been declared extinct in 1910; (3) identification of the Serpent as primary deity of ancient Middle American Civilization, thereby rejecting the primacy of the Jaguar totem; (4) identifying Neo-Platonism as a bridge leading from ancient Egyptian theology at Heliopolis to orthodox Christian theology.

Karl W. Luckert has maintained a continuing interest in the fields of philosophy and religion. After receiving a PhD in the history of religion at the University of Chicago in 1969, he taught humanities at Northern Arizona University. Since 1979 he has been a member of the Religious Studies faculty at Southwest Missouri State University.

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ISBN 13	9780983907213
ISBN 10	0983907218
Title	Stone Age Religion at Goebekli Tepe
Author	Karl W Luckert
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Triplehood
Year published	2013-09-13
Number of pages	348
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