The Taking and Displaying of Human Body Parts as Trophies by AmerindiansRichard J. Chacon, David H. Dye The Amerindian (American Indian or Native American – reference to both North and South America) practice of taking and displaying various body parts as trophies has long intrigued both the research community as well as the public. As a subject that is both controversial and politically charged, it has also come under attack as a European colonists’ perspective intended to denigrate native peoples. What this collection demonstrates is that the practice of trophy-taking predates European contact in the Americas but was also practiced in other parts of the world (Europe, Africa, Asia) and has been practiced prehistorically, historically and up to and including the twentieth century. This edited volume mainly focuses on this practice in both North and South America. The editors and contributors (which include Native Peoples from both continents) examine the evidence and causes of Amerindian trophy taking as reflected in osteological, archaeological, ethnohistoric and ethnographic accounts. Additionally, they present objectively and discuss dispassionately the topic of human proclivity toward ritual violence. |
Contents
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Trophies of | 32 |
Ethnographic and Linguistic Evidence for the Origins | 65 |
Images in Southwest Rock Art | 90 |
Human Finger and Hand Bone Necklaces from the Plains | 124 |
PredatoryWarandHopewellTrophies | 167 |
Human Trophy Taking in Eastern North America During | 222 |
Mississippian | 278 |
Sorcery and the Taking of Trophy Heads in Ancient Costa Rica | 444 |
Transforming Bodies into | 481 |
Striving | 505 |
The Quest for Arutam Among | 523 |
The Taking Veneration and Consumption | 547 |
Human Trophy Taking in the South American Gran Chaco | 575 |
Supplemental Data on Amerindian Trophy Taking | 618 |
Conclusions | 630 |
Other editions - View all
The Taking and Displaying of Human Body Parts as Trophies by Amerindians Richard J. Chacon,David H. Dye No preview available - 2007 |
The Taking and Displaying of Human Body Parts as Trophies by Amerindians Richard J. Chacon,David H. Dye No preview available - 2008 |