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An Archaeology of the Soul: NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN BELIEF AND RITUAL (Paperback)

by Robert L. Hall (Author) "AFTER JEAN NICOLET, the first European to describe the upper Midwest was Pierre d'Esprit, Sieur de Radisson, whose travels took him and Medard Chouart, Sieur..." (more)
Key Phrases: atlatl grip, mirror glyph, calumet ceremonialism, Sun Dance, United States, Mother Corn (more...)

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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: University of Illinois Press; Paper edition edition (April 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0252066022
ISBN-13: 978-0252066023
Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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AFTER JEAN NICOLET, the first European to describe the upper Midwest was Pierre d'Esprit, Sieur de Radisson, whose travels took him and Medard Chouart, Sieur des Groseilliers, to several parts of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and neighboring territory. Read the first page

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atlatl grip, mirror glyph, calumet ceremonialism, weeping greeting, sacred amusement, first zenith passage, semicardinal directions, god maskettes, sacred white buffalo hide, sweat bath lodge, symbolic reincarnation, burial exhibit, tribal half, portal motif, scaffold sacrifice, buffalo skull altar, death bundle, ghost lodge, gladiatorial sacrifice, trapping pit, bone bundles, solar era, arrow sacrifice, soul bundle, ten beaver skins

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Sun Dance, United States, Mother Corn, North America, Sacred Pole, Great Lakes, Spring Boy, Earth Diver, White Buffalo Calf Maiden, Black Elk, Dickson Mounds, New England, Spoon River, American Indian, Francis La Flesche, Pawnee Hako, Alice Fletcher, Mississippi River, Skiri Pawnee, Calumet of the Captain, Hun Hunahpu, Long Arm, Saucy Calf, William Jones, Big Dipper

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Morning Star (Silhouette Classics, No 27) by Kristin James on 5 pages
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Spoon River Anthology (Signet Classics) by Edgar Lee Masters on page 140, page 144, and Back Matter
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4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive ethnography, limited archaeology., December 21, 1998

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Culture Historical in nature. Draws from a wide range of ethnographic and historical sources,weaving data into a general interpretation of Eastern North American Indian mortuary ritual. Author emphasizes that the more things seem to have changed, the more they actually remained the same. Employs a less-than-direct historical approach to support a limited consideration of the archaeological record. This well written and ethnographically comprehensive inquiry challenges convention by speculating beyond the obvious. Flannery's "Old Timer" would have loved it. Recommended as an undergraduate text or fireside reader.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A clear explanation of the persistence of Indian religion., July 25, 1998

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I find this book extremely pleasing and thought-provoking. Using a wealth of sources, Hall shows the persistence of Native American belief into modern times among a number of tribal groups. It is an overview that enabled me to see how deeply rooted some of today's Indian religion is in an ancient past. Not an easy read, but it is richly rewarding for the patient reader, and exciting in the breadth of its insight and dimensions.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not easy to find a book like this, July 1, 2009

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Every page is dense of meanings and teachings. Very far from commonplaces. Really a first class book for Native American spirituality

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