The Taking and Displaying of Human Body Parts as Trophies by Amerindians

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: CHACON, RICHARD J. (Editor), Dye, David H. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Series: INTERDISCIPLINARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO ARCHAEOLOGY,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Religion.; Culture > Study and teaching.; Anthropology.; Archaeology.; Social Sciences.; Religious Studies, general.; Regional and Cultural Studies.

The Amerindian (American Indian or Native American – reference to both North and South America) practice of taking and displaying various body parts as trophies has long intrigued both the research community as well as the public. As a subject that is both controversial and politically charged, it h...