Relational engagements of the indigenous Americas : alterity, ontology and shifting paradigms / edited by Melissa R. Baltus and Sarah E. Baires.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baltus, Melissa R., editor.

Baires, Sarah E., 1985- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Antiquities.

Indians of North America.

Ontology.

Other (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

xv, 167 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]

Summary:

"Dynamic Worlds, Shifting Paradigms critically examines our current understanding of relational theory and the ontological turn in archaeological studies of the pre-contact Americas."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A relational geography of humans and animals on the Arctic coast of Alaska / by Erica Hill

The government of dogs: archaeological (zo)ontologies / by Peter Whitridge

A procession of faces: considering the materiality of relational ontologies in southern Florida / by Matthew Colvin and Victor D. Thompson

Vessels of change: everyday relationality in the rise and fall of Cahokia / by Melissa R. Baltus

How animistic entities make history: Maya materialities and spiritualities over the longue durée / by Christina Halperin

Getting to the soul of personhood: a survey of historic Woodland and Plains Indian ontologies and a critique of the notion of a Hopewellian "religion" / by Christopher Carr, Heather Smyth, and Brianna Rafidi

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Relational engagements of the indigenous Americas

ISBN:

9781498555357

1498555357

OCLC:

1002129028