An edition of Caciques and Cemi idols
(2009)
Caciques and Cemi idols
the web spun by Taino rulers between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico
by José R. Oliver
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Antiquities, Christianity and culture, Christianity and other religions, Colonies, Colonization, First contact with Europeans, History, Icons, Implements, Indians of the West Indies, Religion, Religious syncretism, Stone implements, Taino Indians, Syncretism (Religion), Indians of the west indies, Syncretism (religion), Spain, colonies, america, West indies, antiquities, First contact with other peoples, Taino indians--religion, Taino indians--implements, Taino indians--colonization, Indians of the west indies--first contact with europeans, Indians of the west indies--first contact with europeans--hispaniola, Stone implements--history, Stone implements--hispaniola--history, Icons--history, Icons--hispaniola--history, Christianity and culture--hispaniola, Christianity and other religions--hispaniola, Syncretism (religion)--hispaniola, F1619.2.t3 o44 2009, 972.9/02, Social sciences, AnthropologyPlaces
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Caciques and Cemi idols: the web spun by Taino rulers between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico
2009, University of Alabama Press
in English
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Believers of Cemiism : who were the Tainos 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 Cemi reveals its personhood and its body form
Cemi idols and tainoan idolatry
Cemis and personal identities
The power and potency of the Cemis
The display of Cemis : personal vs. communal ownership, private vs. public function
Face-to-face interactions : Cemis, idols, and the native political elite
Hanging on to and losing the power of the Cemi idols
The inheritance and reciprocal exchange of cemi icons
Cemis : alienable or inalienable; to give and to keep
Stone collars, elbow stones, and caciques
Ancestor Cemis and the Cemiification of the caciques
The guaiza face masks : gifts of the living for the living
The circulation of chief's names, women, and cemis : between the greater and lesser Antilles
Up in arms : Taino freedom fighters in Higuey and Boriquen
The virgin Mary icons and native Cemis : two cases of religious syncretism in Cuba
Religious syncretism and transculturation : the crossroads to new identities
Final remarks.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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