Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World - Couverture rigide

Engelbrecht, William

 
9780815629580: Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World
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ISBN 10 : 0815629583 ISBN 13 : 9780815629580
Editeur : Syracuse University Press, 2003

Synopsis

In a book that spans the Iroquoian culture from its ancient roots to its survival in the modern world, William Engelbrecht maintains that two themes pervade this development: warfare and spirituality. An investigation of oral tradition, archaeology, and historical records provides new insight into this now largely vanished world known as Iroquoia.

Engelbrecht covers a wide geographic range, exploring regional and temporal differences in material culture and subsistence patterns. He finds change over time in the distribution and size of communities and in response to environmental demographic, and social factors. In addition, he furthers the controversial debate that "arrow sacrifice" and other beliefs spread from Mesoamerica with the dispersal of maize and horticulture.

Although scholars have suggested that palisaded hilltop Iroquoian villages were constructed with an eye for defense, this book is unique in showing that the longhouse—known mainly as a community forum and spiritual place—may also have served as a defense structure. Throughout this work, which will become the new
standard text to which scholars will refer, Engelbrecht reminds us that the the study of the Iroquoian people continues to enrich and inform the modern world.

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À propos de l?auteur

William Engelbrecht is professor emeritus of anthropology at Buffalo State College. His articles have appeared in many journals, including American Antiquity, North American Archaeologist, Northeast Anthropology, and Bulletin: Journal of the New York State Archaeological Association.

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Éditeur
Syracuse University Press
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0815629583
ISBN 13 
9780815629580
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
232
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780815630609: Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0815630603 ISBN 13 :  9780815630609
Editeur : Syracuse University Press, 2005
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