Leadership and Polity in Mississippian Society

• Author(s): Brian M. Butler, Paul D. Welch,
• Publisher: Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
• Pages: 410
• ISBN_10: 0881040908
  ISBN_13: 9780881040906
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / United States / State & Local / General , History / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) , History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) , Political Science / American Government / State , Social Science / Archaeology , Social Science / Customs & Traditions ,

Description:... The contributors to this volume argue for a much richer view of variation in Mississippian leadership structures-including variation in gender relations, economic structure, political institutions, and religious organization--than the often dichotomized view of "simple" vs. "complex" chiefdoms.