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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):
- Mississippian culture--Illinois--American Bottom.
- Mississippian culture.
- Indians of North America--Illinois--American Bottom--Antiquities.
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of North America--Religion.
- Archaeology and religion.
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park (Ill.).
- American Bottom (Ill.)--Antiquities.
- American Bottom (Ill.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (195 pages) : illustrations, maps, tables.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- Explores the embodiment of religion in the Cahokia land and how places create, make meaningful, and transform practices and beliefs Cahokia, the largest city of the Mississippian mound cultures, lies outside present-day East St.Louis.Land of Water, City of the Dead reconceptualizes Cahokia's emergence and expansion (ca.
- 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.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-9124-X
- OCLC:
- 988396802
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