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Caciques and Cemi Idols
Jose R. Oliver
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Description for Caciques and Cemi Idols
Paperback. Cemis are both portable artifacts and embodiments of persons or spirits, which the Tainos and other natives of the Greater Antilles (ca AD 1000-1550) regarded as numinous beings with super-natural or magic powers. This title looks at the relationship between humans and other (non-human) beings that are imbued with cemi power. Series Editor(s): Curet, L. Antonio. Series: Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HDD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Cemis are both portable artifacts and embodiments of persons or spirits, which the Tainos and other natives of the Greater Antilles (ca. AD 1000-1550) regarded as numinous beings with super-natural or magic powers. This volume takes a close look at the relationship between humans and other (non-human) beings that are imbued with cemi power, specifically within the Taino inter-island cultural sphere encompassing Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. The relationships address the important questions of identity and personhood of the cemi icons and their human 'owners' and on the implications of cemi gift-giving and gift-taking that sustains a complex web of relationships ... Read more
Cemis are both portable artifacts and embodiments of persons or spirits, which the Tainos and other natives of the Greater Antilles (ca. AD 1000-1550) regarded as numinous beings with super-natural or magic powers. This volume takes a close look at the relationship between humans and other (non-human) beings that are imbued with cemi power, specifically within the Taino inter-island cultural sphere encompassing Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. The relationships address the important questions of identity and personhood of the cemi icons and their human 'owners' and on the implications of cemi gift-giving and gift-taking that sustains a complex web of relationships ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory Series
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817355159
SKU
V9780817355159
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About Jose R. Oliver
Jose R. Oliver is Senior Researcher at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London.
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