{"product_id":"mississippian-mortuary-practices-beyond-hierarchy-and-the-representationist-perspective-paperback","title":"Mississippian Mortuary Practices: Beyond Hierarchy and the Representationist Perspective - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynne P. Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRobert C. Mainfort\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A richly detailed edited volume that reexamines Mississippian mortuary practices in light of current anthropological and archaeological theoretical perspectives.\"--C. Cliff Boyd, Radford University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shows that instead of reflecting status, mortuary programs actually use the dead to refract, realign, and repurpose the roles and relations of the living.\"--Alex W. Barker, University of Missouri\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe residents of Mississippian towns principally located in the southeastern and midwestern United States from 900 to1500 A.D. made many beautiful objects, which included elaborate and well-crafted copper and shell ornaments, pottery vessels, and stonework. Some of these objects were socially valued goods and often were placed in ritual context, such as graves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The funerary context of these artifacts has sparked considerable study and debate among archaeologists, raising questions about the place in society of the individuals interred with such items, as well as the nature of the societies in which these people lived. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By focusing on how mortuary practices serve as symbols of beliefs and values for the living, the contributors to \u003ci\u003eMississippian Mortuary Practices\u003c\/i\u003e explore how burial of the dead reflects and reinforces the cosmology of specific cultures, the status of living participants in the burial ceremony, ongoing kin relationships, and other aspects of social organization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynne P. Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e is research professor of anthropology and curator of archaeology at the Frank H. McClung Museum at the University of Tennessee. She is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eArchaeology of the Appalachian Highlands, Grit Tempered\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAncient Earthen Enclosures of the Eastern Woodlands\u003c\/i\u003e. Robert C. Mainfort Jr., professor of anthropology at the University of Arkansas, is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eAncient Earthen Enclosures of the Eastern Woodlands\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618052403507,"sku":"9780813042015","price":63.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dDNNNER2TVFXazJCWnlpQTNHbVBTQT09.webp?v=1761901018","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/mississippian-mortuary-practices-beyond-hierarchy-and-the-representationist-perspective-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}