Mississippian Smoking Ritual in the Southern Appalachian Region /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blanton, Dennis B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Tobacco pipes.
Smoking.
Mississippian culture.
Indians of North America > Tobacco use.
Indians of North America > Rites and ceremonies.
Indians of North America > Antiquities.
Antiquities.
Temple Mound period.
Tabagisme > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire.
Indiens d'Amerique > États-Unis (Sud) > Antiquites.
Pipes > Mississippi, Vallee du.
Pipes > États-Unis (Sud)
Culture du Mississippi.
Smoking > Southern States > History.
Indians of North America > Mississippi River Valley > Antiquities.
Indians of North America > Southern States > Antiquities.
Indians of North America > Tobacco use > Southern States.
Tobacco pipes > Mississippi River Valley.
Tobacco pipes > Southern States.
Southern States.
Mississippi River Valley.
États-Unis (Sud) > Antiquites.
Mississippi River Valley > Antiquities.
Southern States > Antiquities.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Tobacco and historical documentation of its use in the southeast
  • Archaeological context of South Appalachian Mississippian smoking ritual
  • Theorizing the role of religious ritual
  • Temporal and geographical dimensions of smoking pipe styles
  • Symbolism embedded in smoking pipe styles
  • The evolution of a ritual
  • Appendix A. Collections examined
  • Appendix B. Referenced archaeological sites
  • Appendix C. Descriptions of smoking pipe type categories and variants
  • Appendix D. Summary of metric attributes
  • Appendix E. Distribution map data.

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