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Author:   George E. Lankford ,  F. Kent Reilly, III ,  James F. Garber
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9780292737518

ISBN 10:   0292737513
Pages:   375
Publication Date:   15 January 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Acknowledgments Introduction (F. Kent Reilly III, James F. Garber, and George E. Lankford) General Studies Chapter 1. Regional Approaches to Iconographic Art (George E. Lankford) Chapter 2. The Cosmology of the Osage: The Star People and Their Universe (James R. Duncan) Regional Studies: Middle Mississippi Valley Chapter 3. The Regional Culture Signature of the Braden Art Style (James A. Brown) Chapter 4. Early Manifestations of Mississippian Iconography in Middle Mississippi Valley Rock-Art (Carol Diaz-Granados) Regional Studies: Lower Mississippi Valley Chapter 5. Mississippian Ceramic Art in the Lower Mississippi Valley: A Thematic Overview (David H. Dye) Chapter 6. The Great Serpent in the Lower Mississippi Valley (F. Kent Reilly III) Regional Studies: Cumberland Valley Chapter 7. Iconography of the Thruston Tablet (Vincas P. Steponaitis, Vernon James Knight, Jr., George E. Lankford, Robert V. Sharp, and David H. Dye) Chapter 8. Woman in the Patterned Shawl: Female Effigy Vessels and Figurines from the Middle Cumberland River Basin (Robert V. Sharp, Vernon James Knight, Jr., and George E. Lankford) Regional Studies: Moundville Chapter 9. A Redefinition of the Hemphill Style in Mississippian Art (Vernon James Knight, Jr., and Vincas P. Steponaitis) Chapter 10. The Raptor on the Path (George E. Lankford) Chapter 11. The Swirl-Cross and the Center (George E. Lankford) Regional Studies: Etowah and Upper Tennessee Valley Chapter 12. Iconography of the Hightower Region of Eastern Tennessee and Northern Georgia (Adam King) Chapter 13. Dancing in the Otherworld: The Human Figural Art of the Hightower Style Revisited (F. Kent Reilly III and James F. Garber) Chapter 14. Raptor Imagery at Etowah: The Raptor Is the Path to Power (Adam King and F. Kent Reilly III) Bibliography Contributors Index

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George E. Lankford is an emeritus professor of folklore at Lyon College. His books include Looking for Lost Lore: Studies in Folklore, Ethnology, and Iconography and Reachable Stars: Patterns in the Ethnoastronomy of Eastern North America. F. Kent Reilly III and James F. Garber are faculty members at Texas State University–San Marcos. Reilly is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for the Arts and Symbolism of Ancient America. Garber is Professor of Anthropology. Together, they coedited Ancient Objects and Sacred Realms: Interpretations of Mississippian Iconography.

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