Sacred Games, Death, and Renewal in the Ancient Eastern Woodlands
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Author | : A. Martin Byers |
Publisher | : Rowman Altamira |
Total Pages | : 560 |
Release | : 2011-01-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780759120341 |
ISBN-13 | : 075912034X |
Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sacred Games, Death, and Renewal in the Ancient Eastern Woodlands by : A. Martin Byers
Book excerpt: A. Martin Byers challenges the traditional views of the Ohio Hopewell embankment earthworks, providing an interpretation of them as sites of sacred games and world renewal rituals built and used by complex alliances of cult sodalities.