Signs of the Casas Grandes Shamans.Signs of the Casas Grandes Shamans Christine S. Vanpool van·pool n. An arrangement by which commuters travel together in a van. tr. & intr.v. van·pooled, van·pool·ing, van·pools To transport or be transported in a vanpool. and Todd L. Vanpool University of Utah Press The University of Utah Press is a university press that is part of the University of Utah. External link
1795 East South Campus Drive, #101, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9402 087480874X $35.00 www.uofupress.com 1-800-773-6672 Anthropology professors Christine S. Vanpool and Todd L. Vanpool present Signs of the Casas Grandes Shamans, a scholarly evaluation of artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. of a religious system that flourished in what is now northern Mexico and the southern United States The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive region in the southeastern and south-central United States. between AD 1200 and 1450. Casas Grandes, or Paquime, in northern Chihuahua, Mexico was the home of this faith, expressed in stunning polychrome pol·y·chrome adj. 1. Having many or various colors; polychromatic. 2. Made or decorated in many or various colors: polychrome tiles. n. pots with black and red geometric and naturalistic designs, and a cream base. These exceptional pottery artifacts offer insight into Casas Grandes cosmology, revealing a shaman-centric religion. Shamans called to horned serpents to bring rain; dealt with snakes; and raised, sacrificed, and interred macaws as ritual offerings to perpetuate water and fertility. Black-and-white photographs of recovered artifacts and diagrams of ancient artworks illustrate this scholarly evaluation of protohistoric art, culture, symbolism, and faith. Highly recommended especially for anthropology and archaeology shelves. |
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