Maize above and below: How maize could have introduced Mesoamerican beliefs and narratives in the North American Eastern Woodlands

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Dussen, Olav van der (2022)

Maize above and below: How maize could have introduced Mesoamerican beliefs and narratives in the North American Eastern Woodlands

Master thesis | History (MA)

A thesis which contributes a new perspective to the ongoing discussion on the human contacts made between North and Meso-America before Columbus. This is done specifically by looking at maize as an exotic good used for ritual and as a medium for narrative. It highlights the religious aspects of exchange and the travel of ideas and narratives with material in a time before writing was widespread. Because of the latter fact, the research is done through a multi-disciplinary approach, utilizing botany, archaeology and ethnology.

Native American culture