Description: Archaeological case studies consider material evidence of religion and ritual in the pre-Columbian Eastern Woodlands
Review Quotes: "Shaman, Priest, Practice, Belief contributes important new insights into often overlooked aspects of past human behavior--those of religion and ritual. Using many different components of the archaeological record to investigate ancient religion and ritual, the contributors demonstrate that even relatively mundane cultural materials have the potential to illuminate the most ephemeral aspects of past human cultures."
--Richard W. Jefferies, author of Holocene Hunter-Gatherers of the Lower Ohio River Valley
"I highly recommend this book. It is a must-have for specialists in the archaeology of religion due to its variety of well-written pieces with distinct and up-to-date theoretical and methodological approaches. It also makes a valuable addition to a library covering the archaeology of the Eastern Woodlands, and it can specifically guide students well in contemporary approaches to religion and ritual in eastern North America."
--American Antiquity