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9781683402121: New Methods and Theories for Analyzing Mississippian Imagery
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ISBN 10 : 168340212X ISBN 13 : 9781683402121
Editeur : University Press of Florida, 2021

Synopsis

In this volume, contributors show how stylistic and iconographic analyses of Mississippian imagery provide new perspectives on the beliefs, narratives, public ceremonies, ritual regimes, and expressions of power in the communities that created the artwork. Exploring various methodological and theoretical approaches to pre-Columbian visual culture, these essays reconstruct dynamic accounts of Native American history across the U.S. Southeast.

These case studies offer innovative examples of how to use style to identify and compare artifacts, how symbols can be interpreted in the absence of writing, and how to situate and historicize Mississippian imagery. They examine designs carved into shell, copper, stone, and wood or incised into ceramic vessels, from spider iconography to owl effigies and depictions of the cosmos. They discuss how these symbols intersect with memory, myths, social hierarchies, religious traditions, and other spheres of Native American life in the past and present. The tools modeled in this volume will open new horizons for learning about the culture and worldviews of past peoples.

A volume in the Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series

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À propos des auteurs

Bretton T. Giles is assistant research professor in sociology, anthropology, and social work at Kansas State University.

Shawn P. Lambert is assistant professor of anthropology and senior research associate with the Cobb Institute of Archaeology at Mississippi State University.

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Éditeur
University Press of Florida
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
168340212X
ISBN 13 
9781683402121
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
282
Éditeur
Giles Bretton T., Lambert Shawn P.
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Mare Nostrum Group B.V.
gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk

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