Relational Engagements of the Indigenous Americas : Alterity, Ontology, and Shifting Paradigms.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (185 pages)
Cover -- Relational Engagements of the Indigenous Americas -- Relational Engagements of the Indigenous Americas -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Theory Of Relational Theory -- Organization Of The Book -- Concluding Thoughts -- References -- Chapter 1 -- A Relational Geography of Humans and Animals on the Arctic Coast of Alaska -- Animal Geographies And Archaeology -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 2 -- The Government of Dogs -- Dogs In The Inuit Lifeworld -- The Lifeworld Of Inuit Dogs -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 -- A Procession of Faces -- Fisher-gatherer-hunters Of Southern Florida -- Making Relationships -- Relational Ontologies And Southern Florida -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Vessels of Change -- Relational Ontologies: Problems And Potentials -- The Relational City In The Floodplain -- Building Pots, Building Relationships -- Re-relating Through Pottery -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 -- How Animistic Entities Make History -- Biography Of A Living Mountain -- Spiritual Co-essences And Shifting Relations Of Power -- The Making Of History -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 6 -- Getting to the Soul of Personhood -- Subject And Terminology -- Questions About Native Notions Of Soul-like Essences -- Materials, Methods, And Sample Adequacy And Representativeness -- Ohio Hopewell Concepts Of Soul-like Essences In Light Of Those Of Historic Woodland And Plains Native Americans -- Conclusion -- References -- Conclusion -- References -- Index -- About the Authors.
Melissa R. Baltus and Sarah E. Bairescritically examines our current understanding of relational theory and the ontological turn in archaeological studies of the pre-contact Americas.