Land of water, city of the dead : religion and Cahokia's emergence / Sarah E. Baires.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baires, Sarah E., 1985- author.

Series:

Archaeology of the American South

Archaeology of the American South: new directions and perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park (Ill.).

Mississippian culture--Illinois--American Bottom.

Mississippian culture.

Illinois--American Bottom.

Indians of North America--Illinois--American Bottom--Antiquities.

Indians of North America.

Antiquities.

American Bottom (Ill.)--Antiquities.

American Bottom (Ill.).

Indians of North America--Religion.

Archaeology and religion.

Indians of North America--Antiquities.

Illinois--Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park.

Physical Description:

xii, 195 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Religion and Cahokia's emergence

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2017]

Summary:

Land of Water, City of the Dead explores the embodiment of religion in the Cahokia land and how places create, make meaningful, and transform practices and beliefs. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: Histories and perspectives of religion and landscapes

Living landscapes: Cahokia's natural and urban environments

The complexity of religion

Cahokia's ridge-top mounds

Constructing mortuary spaces: Rattlesnake and Wilson Mounds

Beings, shells, and water in burial practice

Toward an indigenous archaeology of religion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780817319526

0817319522

OCLC:

962068799