Bears : archaeological and ethnohistorical perspectives in native Eastern North America / edited by Heather A. Lapham and Gregory A. Waselkov.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lapham, Heather A. (Heather Alynn), 1969- editor.

Waselkov, Gregory A., editor.

Project Muse.

Series:

Ripley P. Bullen series

Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human-bear encounters--North America.

Human-bear encounters.

Black bear--North America.

Black bear.

North America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 395 pages).

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University of Florida Press, [2020]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Ethnohistorical and ethnographic overview of bear-human relationships in Native Eastern North America / Gregory A. Waselkov

"Dear, honored guest" : bear ceremonialism in Minnesota / David Mather

The great white bear in cosmology, myth, imagery, and ritual / Thomas E. Berres

The multifaceted bear: spiritual and economic roles of bears in Meskwaki Society / Ralph Koziarski

Use of black bears in the Western Great Lakes Region, and the riddle of the perforated bear mandibles / Terrance J. Martin

Black bears and the Iroquoians: food, stories, and symbols / Christian Gates St-Pierre, Claire St-Germain, and Louis-Vincent Laperri¿re-D¿sorcy

In feast and famine: new perspectives on black bear in the Southern Appalachians and Piedmont, AD 1000-1800 / Heather A. Lapham

Better than butter: yona go'i, bear grease in Cherokee culture / Heidi M. Altman, Tanya M. Peres, and J. Matthew Compton

Bears, bear-grounds, and bovines in the lower Southeast / Barnet Pavao-Zuckerman

Re-examining the evidence for bear ceremonialism in the Lower Mississippi Valley / Ashley Peles and Megan C. Kassabaum

Menageries and bearskin caps: experiencing North American bears in Post-Medieval Britain / Hannah J. O'Regan

Bear-human relationships in Eastern Native North America: an overview of archaeological and ethnohistorical evidence / Gregory A. Waselkov and J. Lynn Funkhouser.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 10, 2020).

Other Format:

Print version: Bears.

ISBN:

9781683401452

168340145X

Publisher Number:

40029749808

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.