Light on the Path: The Anthropology and History of the Southeastern Indians

Contents

Figures vii Preface ix Introduction Thomas J. Pluckhahn, Robbie Ethridge, Jerald T. Milanich, and Marvin T. Smith 1 1. The Nature of Mississippian Regional Systems David J. Hally 26 2. Lithics, Shell¤sh, and Beavers Mark Williams and Scott Jones 43 3. The Cussita Migration Legend: History, Ideology, and the Politics of Mythmaking Steven C. Hahn 57 4. Coalescent Societies Stephen A. Kowalewski 94 5. “A Bold and Warlike People”: The Basis of Westo Power Eric Bowne 123 6. New Light on the Tsali Affair William Martin Jurgelski 133 7. “A Sprightly Lover Is the Most Prevailing Missionary”: Intermarriage between Europeans and Indians in the Eighteenth-Century South Theda Perdue 165 8. The Historic Period Transformation of Mississippian Societies Adam King 179 Contents 9. Bridging Prehistory and History in the Southeast: Evaluating the Utility of the Acculturation Concept John E. Worth 196 10. Creating the Shatter Zone: Indian Slave Traders and the Collapse of the Southeastern Chiefdoms Robbie Ethridge 207 References Cited 219 Contributors 271 Index 273 vi / Contents ...