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Visualizing the Sacred: Cosmic Visions, Regionalism, and the Art of the Mississippian World

Visualizing the Sacred: Cosmic Visions, Regionalism, and the Art of the Mississippian World - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:George E. Lankford (Editor)Series:Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian StudiesPublish date:2011-01-15Pages:375
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9780292737518ISBN-10:292737513UPC:9780292737518Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Archaeology, Ethnic Studies, United StatesBook Topic:American, State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.84 inchesWeight:1.2103Product ID:SCNBMTFFKK

Visualizing the Sacred: Cosmic Visions, Regionalism, and the Art of the Mississippian World

The prehistoric native peoples of the Mississippi River Valley and other areas of the Eastern Woodlands of the United States shared a complex set of symbols and motifs that constituted one of the greatest artistic traditions of the pre-Columbian Americas. Traditionally known as the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex, these artifacts of copper, shell, stone, clay, and wood were the subject of the...

Series: Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9780292737518ISBN-10:292737513UPC:9780292737518Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Archaeology, Ethnic Studies, United StatesBook Topic:American, State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.84 inchesWeight:1.2103Product ID:SCNBMTFFKK

George E. Lankford is an emeritus professor of folklore at Lyon College. His books include Looking for Lost Lore: Studies in Folklore, Ethnology, and Iconography and Reachable Stars: Patterns in the Ethnoastronomy of Eastern North America.

F. Kent Reilly III and James F. Garber are faculty members at Texas State University-San Marcos. Reilly is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center...

Publisher: University of Texas Press

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