Power of Ritual in Prehistory. Secret Societies and Origins of Social Complexity, Paperback/Brian Hayden

This is the only book in eighty years to deal with traditional secret societies from a comparative perspective. It is also the only study undertaken with an archaeological viewpoint. The conclusions will be eye-opening not only for archaeologists, but for anthropologists, students of religion, and political scientists. Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises; 4 Maps; 64 Halftones, black and white