Spirits of the air : birds & American Indians in the South /

Spirits of the air : birds & American Indians in the South /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Krech, Shepard, 1944-
Imprint:	Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2009.
Description:	xvi, 245 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Environmental history and the American South
Subject:	Indians of North America -- Southern States -- Antiquities. Indians of North America -- Southern States -- Social life and customs. Indians of North America -- Southern States -- Rites and ceremonies. Birds -- Southern States. Birds -- Religious aspects. Bird remains (Archaeology) -- Southern States. Human-animal relationships -- Southern States. Antiquities. Bird remains (Archaeology) Birds. Birds -- Religious aspects. Human-animal relationships. Indians of North America -- Antiquities. Indians of North America -- Rites and ceremonies. Indians of North America -- Social life and customs. Southern States -- Antiquities. Southern States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7640902

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ISBN:	9780820328157 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0820328154 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-237) and index.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Preface
Birds and American Indians
The Birds
Subsistence
Material Culture
Imagery
Descent and Power
War and Peace
Spirituality
Bird Spirits and Spirit-Birds
Sacred and Secular Narratives
Human Impact on Birds
Visible and Invisible Birds
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Index