A History of Dogs in the Early Americas by Schwartz, Marion
A History of Dogs in the Early Americas by Schwartz, Marion

A History of Dogs in the Early Americas

For more than 12,000 years the dog has coexisted with humans in the Americas, following pathways much...
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Author: Marion Schwartz
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A History of Dogs in the Early Americas by Schwartz, Marion

A History of Dogs in the Early Americas

$610.63
A History of Dogs in the Early Americas by Schwartz, Marion

A History of Dogs in the Early Americas

$610.63
Author: Marion Schwartz
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
For more than 12,000 years the dog has coexisted with humans in the Americas, following pathways much different from those of dogs in Europe and Asia. New World dogs have been viewed as sacred and profane, as deities, as eaters of excrement, and as valued food. This entertaining and enlightening book examines the fluctuating status of dogs in Native America from prehistory to the present.

Drawing on chronicles, ethnographies, archaeological reports, myths, biology, and a rich array of visual materials, Marion Schwartz investigates views about dogs in a wide range of native societies in North and South America. She discusses the early domestication of the dog and looks at how hunting and gathering peoples relied on dogs to help with the hunt and to transport food and goods. She provides details about the eating of dogs for ritual purposes or as a dietary staple. She describes how dogs were associated with the afterlife, where they functioned as guides or guards, and how dogs were buried in tombs or were sacrificed to the gods in many cultures. She examines pre-Columbian art to see how the dog was portrayed and the various meanings attributed to it. The book concludes with a description of the fierce war dogs brought by the Spanish to wreak havoc among the Indians--dogs unlike any the New World had ever seen--and how traditional societies reinvented their relationship with dogs after the arrival of the Europeans.

Author: Marion Schwartz
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 10/11/1998
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.11w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9780300075199


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 01/17/1999 pg. 32

About the Author
Marion Schwartz is a research assistant in the department of anthropology at Yale University.


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