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Spirits of the air : birds & American Indians in the South / Shepard Krech III.
Penn Museum Library E78.S65 K74 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Krech, Shepard, III, 1944-
- Series:
- Environmental history and the American South
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--Southern States--Antiquities.
- Indians of North America.
- Human-animal relationships.
- Bird remains (Archaeology).
- Birds.
- Rites and ceremonies.
- Manners and customs.
- Southern States.
- Antiquities.
- Indians of North America--Southern States--Social life and customs.
- Indians of North America--Southern States--Rites and ceremonies.
- Birds--Southern States.
- Birds--Religious aspects.
- Bird remains (Archaeology)--Southern States.
- Human-animal relationships--Southern States.
- Southern States--Antiquities.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 245 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2009]
- Contents:
- Birds and American Indians
- The birds
- Subsistence
- Material culture
- Imagery
- Descent and power
- War and peace
- Spirituality
- Bird spirits and spirit-birds
- Sacred and secular narratives
- Human impact on birds
- Visible and invisible birds.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-237) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780820328157
- 0820328154
- OCLC:
- 225090624
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