A Mississippian Example of Harvest Renewal Ceremonialism
In 1911 anthropologist John R. Swanton began documenting numerous ceremonial grounds (or “square grounds”) of the Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole Nations in Oklahoma, whose ancestors were forcibly removed from their homelands in the southeastern United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830....
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Published in | Ancient Foodways p. 152 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
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University Press of Florida
30.12.2022
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Edition | 1 |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | In 1911 anthropologist John R. Swanton began documenting numerous ceremonial grounds (or “square grounds”) of the Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole Nations in Oklahoma, whose ancestors were forcibly removed from their homelands in the southeastern United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Swanton’s work, facilitated by Creek historian George Washington Grayson, documents several material features common at ceremonial grounds among the Creek towns of that time (Swanton 1928:174–296). Among these, the most prominent were sacred fires that burned perpetually in the center of open ceremonial spaces or “square grounds,” arbors or “beds” that provided seating for participants during |
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ISBN: | 0813069491 9780813069494 |
DOI: | 10.5744/florida/9780813069494.003.0008 |