ISBN:
9780820328157
,
0820328154
Language:
English
Pages:
xvi, 245 p
,
ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps
,
29 cm
Series Statement:
Environmental history and the American South
DDC:
975/.01
Keywords:
Indians of North America Antiquities
;
Indians of North America Social life and customs
;
Indians of North America Rites and ceremonies
;
Birds
;
Birds Religious aspects
;
Bird remains (Archaeology)
;
Human-animal relationships
;
Southern States Antiquities
;
USA
;
Indianer
;
Lokales Wissen
;
Ernährung
;
Schamanismus
;
Vögel
;
Geschichte
Description / Table of Contents:
Birds and American Indians -- The birds -- Subsistence -- Material culture -- Imagery -- Descent and power -- War and peace -- Spirituality -- Bird spirits and spirit-birds -- Sacred and secular narratives -- Human impact on birds -- Visible and invisible birds.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-237) and index
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