Caciques and Cemí idols : the web spun by Taíno rulers between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico /
Cemís are both portable artifacts and embodiments of persons or spirit, which the Taínos and other natives of the Greater Antilles (ca. AD 1000-1550) regarded as numinous beings with supernatural or magic powers. This volume takes a close look at the relationship between humans and other (non-huma...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
©2009.
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Colección: | Caribbean archaeology and ethnohistory.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |