Sacred Games, Death, and Renewal in the Ancient Eastern Woodlands

Sacred Games, Death, and Renewal in the Ancient Eastern Woodlands
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Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Total Pages : 558
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ISBN-10 : 075912034X
ISBN-13 : 9780759120341
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Book Synopsis Sacred Games, Death, and Renewal in the Ancient Eastern Woodlands by : A. Martin Byers

Download or read book Sacred Games, Death, and Renewal in the Ancient Eastern Woodlands written by A. Martin Byers and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2011-01-16 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.


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