Caciques and cemi idols: the web spun by taino rulers between hispaniola and puerto rico
Auteur :
Oliver, Jose R.
Éditeur :
The University of Alabama Press
ISBN :
9780817355159
Date de publication :
30 mai 2009
Dimensions :
23,1 x 15,4 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
515 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Cemis are both portable artifacts and embodiments of persons or spirits, which the Tainos and other natives of the Greater Antilles (ca AD 1000-1550) regarded as numinous beings with super-natural or magic powers. This title looks at the relationship between humans and other (non-human) beings that are imbued with cemi power.