Caciques and Cemi Idols: The Web Spun by Taino Rulers Between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico

by Jose R. Oliver

Takes a close look at the relationship between humans and other (non-human) beings that are imbued with cem power, specifically within the Ta no inter-island cultural sphere of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola

Cem s are both portable artifacts and embodiments of persons or spirit, which the Ta nos and other natives of the Greater Antilles (ca. AD 1000-1550) regarded as numinous beings with supernatural or magic powers. This volume takes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817355154
• ISBN13: 9780817355159
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"