3 papers in the library · 6 citations · publishing 2011-2022
University Press of Florida eBooks May 3, 2022 Patricia Ochoa Castillo 1 citation
In the communities of Central Mexico during the Early Formative period (1400–800 BCE), the site of Tlatilco stands out for the abundance of materials recovered during the four major excavations. The more than 500 burials and their accompanying grave goods offer a wide possibility of studies. The burial records allow for insight into individual and collective ritual activities, in which,...
University Press of Florida eBooks May 5, 2018 Erin Michael Salius 1 citation
Chapter 2 focuses on another trope that upsets the realist and rationalist discourse of slavery: spirit possession. Whereas existing scholarship stresses the postmodernist resonances of this trope, the chapter argues that Catholicism serves to frame—and even to facilitate—the antirealist effect that spirit possession has on two contemporary narratives of slavery. First is Ernest Gaines’s The...
University Press of Florida eBooks August 28, 2011 Elizabeth Graham 4 citations
The title of this chapter is taken from a children's book, the theme of which is used as a way to explore religion. Archaeology, the reading of texts, religion, and magic are compared, as are gods, dragons, and religious experience. It is argued that archaeological practices involve a sensual array and hence are deeply experiential and informative; in this way archaeology stands to contribute...