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Enduring motives : the archaeology of tradition and religion in Native America / edited by Linea Sundstrom and Warren DeBoer.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--Religion.
- Indians of North America.
- Indian cosmology.
- Indians of North America--Rites and ceremonies.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities.
- America--Antiquities.
- America.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (352 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Enduring Motives examines tradition and religious beliefs as they are expressed in landscape, the built environment, visual symbols, stories, and ritual. Bringing together archaeologists and Native American experts, this volume focuses on long-lived religious traditions of the native peoples of the Americas and how religion codifies, justifies, and reinforces these traditions by placing a high value on continuity of beliefs and practice. Using clues from the archaeological record to piece together the oldest religions of
- Contents:
- pt. I. Creating continuity through structure, iconography, and sacred stories
- pt. II. Encoding tradition in place and object
- pt. III. Balancing stability and change
- pt. IV. Recognizing deep-time traditions.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-8621-1
- OCLC:
- 815735243
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