An Archaeology of the Soul

Résumé du livre

The richness and the range of Native American spirituality has long been

noted, but it has never been examined so thoroughly, nor with such an

eye for the amazing interconnectedness of Indian tribal ceremonies and

practices, as in An Archaeology of the Soul. In this monumental

work, destined to become a classic in its field, Robert Hall traces the

genetic and historical relationships of the tribes of the Midwest and

Plains--including roots that extend back as far as 3,000 years.

Looking beyond regional barriers, An Archaeology of the Soul offers new depths of insight into American Indian ethnography. Hall uncovers the lineage and kinship shared by Native North Americans through the perspectives of history, archaeology, archaeoastronomy, biological anthropology, linguistics, and mythology. The wholeness and panoramic complexity of American Indian belief has never been so fully explored--or more deeply understood.