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The prehistory of gold butte : a virgin river hinterland, Clark County, Nevada / by McGuire, Kelly

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The prehistory of gold butte : a virgin river hinterland, Clark County, Nevada / by McGuire, Kelly

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Protecting heritage in the Caribbean

Table of Contents: “…Larson -- Jamaica / Andrea Richards and Ainsley Henriques -- Dominican Republic / Esteban Prieto Vicioso -- Puerto Rico / Peter E. Siegel -- U.S. Virgin Islands / Elizabeth Righter -- St. Kitts and Nevis / Todd M. …”
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Protecting heritage in the Caribbean

Table of Contents: “…Larson -- Jamaica / Andrea Richards and Ainsley Henriques -- Dominican Republic / Esteban Prieto Vicioso -- Puerto Rico / Peter E. Siegel -- U.S. Virgin Islands / Elizabeth Righter -- St. Kitts and Nevis / Todd M. …”
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Caciques and Cemí idols the web spun by Taíno rulers between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico / by Oliver, José R.

Table of Contents: “…-- Webs of interaction : human beings, other beings, and many things -- Personhood and the animistic Amerindian perspective -- Contrasting animistic and naturalistic worldviews -- The Cemí reveals its personhood and its body form -- Cemí idols and Taínoan idolatry -- Cemís and personal identities -- The power and potency of the Cemís -- The display of Cemís : personal vs. communal ownership, private vs. public function -- Face-to-face interactions : Cemís, idols, and the native political elite -- Hanging on to and losing the power of the Cemí idols -- The inheritance and reciprocal exchange of Cemí icons -- Cemís : alienable or inalienable; to give and to keep -- Stone collars, elbow stones, and caciques -- Ancestor Cemís and the Cemíification of the caciques -- The guaíza face masks : gifts of the living for the living -- The circulation of chief's names, women, and Cemís : between the greater and lesser Antilles -- Up in arms : Taíno freedom fighters in Higüey and Boriquén -- The virgin Mary icons and native Cemís : two cases of religious syncretism in Cuba -- Religious syncretism and transculturation : the crossroads toward new identities -- Final remarks.…”
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Caciques and Cemí idols the web spun by Taíno rulers between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico / by Oliver, José R.

Table of Contents: “…-- Webs of interaction : human beings, other beings, and many things -- Personhood and the animistic Amerindian perspective -- Contrasting animistic and naturalistic worldviews -- The Cemí reveals its personhood and its body form -- Cemí idols and Taínoan idolatry -- Cemís and personal identities -- The power and potency of the Cemís -- The display of Cemís : personal vs. communal ownership, private vs. public function -- Face-to-face interactions : Cemís, idols, and the native political elite -- Hanging on to and losing the power of the Cemí idols -- The inheritance and reciprocal exchange of Cemí icons -- Cemís : alienable or inalienable; to give and to keep -- Stone collars, elbow stones, and caciques -- Ancestor Cemís and the Cemíification of the caciques -- The guaíza face masks : gifts of the living for the living -- The circulation of chief's names, women, and Cemís : between the greater and lesser Antilles -- Up in arms : Taíno freedom fighters in Higüey and Boriquén -- The virgin Mary icons and native Cemís : two cases of religious syncretism in Cuba -- Religious syncretism and transculturation : the crossroads toward new identities -- Final remarks.…”
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Encyclopedia of Caribbean archaeology /

Table of Contents: “…Scott-Ireton -- V. The Virgin Islands / Brian D. Bates -- W. Willemstad (Curacao) / Gertrudis J. …”
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Encyclopedia of Caribbean archaeology /

Table of Contents: “…Scott-Ireton -- V. The Virgin Islands / Brian D. Bates -- W. Willemstad (Curacao) / Gertrudis J. …”
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