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Beliefs and rituals in Archaic Eastern North America : an interpretive guide / Cheryl Claassen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource : mapsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780817387952
  • 0817387951
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Beliefs and rituals in Archaic Eastern North AmericaDDC classification:
  • 974/.01 23
LOC classification:
  • E78.E2 C58 2015eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Part I. Archaic social life -- Part II. Annotated sampler of sites -- Part III. Annotated beliefs and rites.
Summary: Beliefs and Rituals in Archaic Eastern North America describes, illustrates, and offers nondogmatic interpretations of rituals and beliefs in Archaic America. In compiling a wealth of detailed entries, author Cheryl Claassen has created both an exhaustive reference as well as an opening into new archaeological taxonomies, connections, and understandings of Native American culture. The material is presented in an introductory essay about Archaic rituals followed by two sections of entries that incorporate reports and articles discussing archaeological sites; studies of relevant practices of rit.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Archaic social life -- Part II. Annotated sampler of sites -- Part III. Annotated beliefs and rites.

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Beliefs and Rituals in Archaic Eastern North America describes, illustrates, and offers nondogmatic interpretations of rituals and beliefs in Archaic America. In compiling a wealth of detailed entries, author Cheryl Claassen has created both an exhaustive reference as well as an opening into new archaeological taxonomies, connections, and understandings of Native American culture. The material is presented in an introductory essay about Archaic rituals followed by two sections of entries that incorporate reports and articles discussing archaeological sites; studies of relevant practices of rit.