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In Mississippian Culture Heroes, Ritual Regalia, and Sacred Bundles, the contributors examine Mississippian artistic traditions and society through an archaeological analysis of religious objects.
List of contents
Introduction: An Archaeology of Mississippian Ritual Practices
Part I Sacred Bundles
Chapter 1: Dressing and Caring for the Spirits: The Role of Sacred Bundles in Siouan Society
Chapter 2: Ritual Languages of the Southeast: Sacred Bundles in the Memory Theaters of Mississippian Period Ritualism
Chapter 3: Nested Bundles Within Etowah's Mound C
Chapter 4: "Cradleboard Figurines" Or Icons of Sacred Bundles?
Chapter 5: Regalia and Sacred Bundles from Mound 1 at the Castalian Spring Mounds, Tennessee
Part II Other-Than-Human Persons and Ritual Caches
Chapter 6: The Link Farm Cache: Invoking the Ancestors and Supplicating the Hero Twins
Chapter 7: Earth Mother in the Middle Cumberland, Beneath World Powers, and a Portal to the Otherworld
Chapter 8: Medicine for the Dead: Shell Gorgets as Accompaniments for Rites of Passage
Part III Elite Regalia
Chapter 9: Hair, Hats, and Headdresses as Symbolic Regalia in Missouri Rock Art
Chapter 10: Caddo Regalia in Context: Historic and Ethnographic Examples
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About the author
David H. Dye is professor of archaeology in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Memphis.David H. Dye is professor of archaeology in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Memphis.
Summary
In Mississippian Culture Heroes, Ritual Regalia, and Sacred Bundles, the contributors examine Mississippian artistic traditions and society through an archaeological analysis of religious objects.
