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- Book Title
- Caciques and Cemi Idols
- Contributor
- L. Antonio Curet (Series edited by)
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- EAN
- 9780817355159
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Genre
- Society & Culture
- ISBN
- 9780817355159
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Item Weight
- 18.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Caciques and Cemi Idols : the Web Spun by Taino Rulers between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico
- Publisher
- University of Alabama Press
- Release Date
- 30/05/2009
- Title
- Caciques and Cemi Idols
- Subtitle
- The Web Spun by Taino Rulers Between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico
- Topic
- History
- Release Year
- 2009
- Series
- Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory Ser.
- Subject Area
- Art, Religion, Social Science, History
- Subject
- Archaeology, Europe / Spain & Portugal, Indigenous Studies, Subjects & Themes / Religious, Christianity / General, Anthropology / General, Philosophy, Sociology of Religion
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Type
- Textbook
- Number of Pages
- 326 Pages
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Publisher
University of Alabama Press
ISBN-10
0817355154
ISBN-13
9780817355159
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71661432
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
326 Pages
Publication Name
Caciques and Cemi Idols : the Web Spun by Taino Rulers between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico
Language
English
Subject
Archaeology, Europe / Spain & Portugal, Indigenous Studies, Subjects & Themes / Religious, Christianity / General, Anthropology / General, Philosophy, Sociology of Religion
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Art, Religion, Social Science, History
Series
Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
18.1 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2008-038785
Reviews
"Richly supported by detailed evidence, this work is carefully and logically argued. It is also a groundbreaking contribution to Caribbean anthropology and the best volume written on the subject to date."--Samuel M. Wilson, University of Texas at Austin, "This is an important book. Quoting Samuel Wilson on the back cover, this reviewer concurs that this is 'the best volume written on the subject to date." -- CHOICE, "Richly supported by detailed evidence, this work is carefully and logically argued. It is also a groundbreaking contribution to Caribbean anthropology and the best volume written on the subject to date." --Samuel M. Wilson, University of Texas at Austin, "Richly supported by detailed evidence, this work is carefully and logically argued. It is also a groundbreaking contribution to Caribbean anthropology and the best volume written on the subject to date."-Samuel M. Wilson, University of Texas at Austin, "This is an important book. Quoting Samuel Wilson on the back cover, this reviewer concurs that this is 'the best volume written on the subject to date.'"-- CHOICE, "This is an important book. Quoting Samuel Wilson on the back cover, this reviewer concurs that this is 'the best volume written on the subject to date.'" -- CHOICE
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
972.9/02
Synopsis
Cem s are both portable artifacts and embodiments of persons or spirit, which the Ta nos and other natives of the Greater Antilles (ca. AD 1000-1550) regarded as numinous beings with supernatural or magic powers. This volume takes a close look at the relationship between humans and other (non-human) beings that are imbued with cem power, specifically within the Ta no inter-island cultural sphere encompassing Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. The relationships address the important questions of identity and personhood of the cem icons and their human "owners" and the implications of cem gift-giving and gift-taking that sustains a complex web of relationships between caciques (chiefs) of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. Oliver provides a careful analysis of the four major forms of cem s--three-pointed stones, large stone heads, stone collars, and elbow stones--as well as face masks, which provide an interesting contrast to the stone heads. He finds evidence for his interpretation of human and cem interactions from a critical review of 16th-century Spanish ethnohistoric documents, especially the Relaci n Acerca de las Antig edades de los Indios written by Friar Ram n Pan in 1497-1498 under orders from Christopher Columbus. Buttressed by examples of native resistance and syncretism, the volume discusses the iconoclastic conflicts and the relationship between the icons and the human beings. Focusing on this and on the various contexts in which the relationships were enacted, Oliver reveals how the cem s were central to the exercise of native political power. Such cem s were considered a direct threat to the hegemony of the Spanish conquerors, as these potent objects were seen as allies in the native resistance to the onslaught of Christendom with its icons of saints and virgins., Takes a close look at the relationship between humans and other (non-human) beings that are imbued with cemí power, specifically within the Taíno inter-island cultural sphere of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, Takes a close look at the relationship between humans and other (non-human) beings that are imbued with cemí power, specifically within the Taíno inter-island cultural sphere of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola Cemís are both portable artifacts and embodiments of persons or spirit, which the Taínos and other natives of the Greater Antilles (ca. AD 1000-1550) regarded as numinous beings with supernatural or magic powers. This volume takes a close look at the relationship between humans and other (non-human) beings that are imbued with cemí power, specifically within the Taíno inter-island cultural sphere encompassing Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. The relationships address the important questions of identity and personhood of the cemí icons and their human "owners" and the implications of cemí gift-giving and gift-taking that sustains a complex web of relationships between caciques (chiefs) of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. Oliver provides a careful analysis of the four major forms of cemís--three-pointed stones, large stone heads, stone collars, and elbow stones--as well as face masks, which provide an interesting contrast to the stone heads. He finds evidence for his interpretation of human and cemí interactions from a critical review of 16th-century Spanish ethnohistoric documents, especially the Relación Acerca de las Antigüedades de los Indios written by Friar Ramón Pané in 1497-1498 under orders from Christopher Columbus. Buttressed by examples of native resistance and syncretism, the volume discusses the iconoclastic conflicts and the relationship between the icons and the human beings. Focusing on this and on the various contexts in which the relationships were enacted, Oliver reveals how the cemís were central to the exercise of native political power. Such cemís were considered a direct threat to the hegemony of the Spanish conquerors, as these potent objects were seen as allies in the native resistance to the onslaught of Christendom with its icons of saints and virgins.
LC Classification Number
F1619.2.T3O55 2009
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