the web spun by Taíno rulers between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico Oliver, José R. creator text bibliography alu Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Press c2009 2009 monographic eng

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Introduction -- Believers of Cemíism : who were the Taínos and where did they come from? -- Webs of interaction : human beings, other beings, and many things -- Personhood and the animistic Amerindian perspective -- Contrasting animistic and naturalistic worldviews -- The Cemí reveals its personhood and its body form -- Cemí idols and Taínoan idolatry -- Cemís and personal identities -- The power and potency of the Cemís -- The display of Cemís : personal vs. communal ownership, private vs. public function -- Face-to-face interactions : Cemís, idols, and the native political elite -- Hanging on to and losing the power of the Cemí idols -- The inheritance and reciprocal exchange of Cemí icons -- Cemís : alienable or inalienable; to give and to keep -- Stone collars, elbow stones, and caciques -- Ancestor Cemís and the Cemíification of the caciques -- The guaíza face masks : gifts of the living for the living -- The circulation of chief's names, women, and Cemís : between the greater and lesser Antilles -- Up in arms : Taíno freedom fighters in Higüey and Boriquén -- The virgin Mary icons and native Cemís : two cases of religious syncretism in Cuba -- Religious syncretism and transculturation : the crossroads toward new identities -- Final remarks specialized José R. Oliver Description based on print version record Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-279) and index Mode of access : Internet Taino Indians Religion Taino Indians Implements Taino Indians Colonization Indians of the West Indies First contact with Europeans Hispaniola Stone implements Hispaniola History Spain Colonies America Hispaniola Colonization Hispaniola Antiquities 9780817381172 (electronic bk.) 0817381171 (electronic bk.) 9780817316365 (cloth) 0817316361 (cloth) 9780817355159 (pbk) 0817355154 (pbk) http://www.netlibrary.com.libraryumpsa.idm.oclc.org/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=279797 http://www.netlibrary.com.libraryumpsa.idm.oclc.org/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=279797 UMP 110110 20251117141507.0 vtls000050714