Visualizing the Sacred: Cosmic Visions, Regionalism, and the Art of the Mississippian World

Contents

introduction vii contents Acknowledgments, x Introduction, xi F. Kent Reilly III, James F. Garber, and George E. Lankford general studies chapter 1 Regional Approaches to Iconographic Art George E. Lankford 3 chapter 2 The Cosmology of the Osage: The Star People and Their Universe James R. Duncan 18 regional studies: middle mississippi valley chapter 3 The Regional Culture Signature of the Braden Art Style James A. Brown 37 chapter 4 Early Manifestations of Mississippian Iconography in Middle Mississippi Valley Rock-Art Carol Diaz-Granados 64 introduction viii regional studies: lower mississippi valley chapter 5 Mississippian Ceramic Art in the Lower Mississippi Valley: A Thematic Overview David H. Dye 99 chapter 6 The Great Serpent in the Lower Mississippi Valley F. Kent Reilly III 118 regional studies: cumberland valley chapter 7 Iconography of the Thruston Tablet Vincas P. Steponaitis, Vernon James Knight, Jr., George E. Lankford, Robert V. Sharp, and David H. Dye 137 chapter 8 Woman in the Patterned Shawl: Female Effigy Vessels and Figurines from the Middle Cumberland River Basin Robert V. Sharp, Vernon James Knight, Jr., and George E. Lankford 177 regional studies: moundville chapter 9 A Redefinition of the Hemphill Style in Mississippian Art Vernon James Knight, Jr., and Vincas P. Steponaitis 201 chapter 10 The Raptor on the Path George E. Lankford 240 contents introduction ix chapter 11 The Swirl-Cross and the Center George E. Lankford 251 regional studies: etowah and upper tennessee valley chapter 12 Iconography of the Hightower Region of Eastern Tennessee and Northern Georgia Adam King 279 chapter 13 Dancing in the Otherworld: The Human Figural Art of the Hightower Style Revisited F. Kent Reilly III and James F. Garber 294 chapter 14 Raptor Imagery at Etowah: The Raptor Is the Path to Power Adam King and F. Kent Reilly III 313 Bibliography, 321 Contributors, 347 Index, 349 contents ...