Mississippian smoking ritual in the Southern Appalachian Region / Dennis B. Blanton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blanton, Dennis B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mississippian culture.

Tobacco pipes--Southern States.

Tobacco pipes.

Tobacco pipes--Mississippi River Valley.

Indians of North America--Tobacco use--Southern States.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Southern States--Antiquities.

Antiquities.

Smoking.

History.

Indians of North America--Tobacco use.

Southern States.

Indians of North America--Mississippi River Valley--Antiquities.

Indians of North America--Rites and ceremonies.

Smoking--Southern States--History.

Southern States--Antiquities.

Mississippi River Valley--Antiquities.

Mississippi River Valley.

Indians of North America--Antiquities.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 274 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2015]

Contents:

Tobacco and historical documentation of its use in the southeast

Archaeological context of South Appalachian Mississippian smoking ritual

Theorizing the role of religious ritual

Temporal and geographical dimensions of smoking pipe styles

Symbolism embedded in smoking pipe styles

The evolution of a ritual

Appendix A. Collections examined

Appendix B. Referenced archaeological sites

Appendix C. Descriptions of smoking pipe type categories and variants

Appendix D. Summary of metric attributes

Appendix E. Distribution map data.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-263) and index.

ISBN:

9781621901891

1621901890

OCLC:

904335169

Publisher Number:

40025630147