There Were Gods Here.
A prospectus.
by James King
Recent archaeological research in the woods to the east and south of Tangiers has revealed a startling wealth of anthropological information. Foremost of interest is evidence that a previously unknown indigenous religion flourished in the area prior to the arrival of the first Europeans in the mid 16th century.
And, more startling, the evidence yields, and this paper will seek to prove, that this native religion reversed the era’s trend of Christian proselytizing and the Europeans that came to this land found their own brand of Christianity mutated, infected, and ultimately erased by the strength of this rare set of believes and tenets.
This land was home to a highly specialized pantheon of gods and spirits, heretofore unknown to historians and anthropologists of the area. Many questions regarding this period of colonial Tangiers still remain, this paper will seek to posit answers to these many questions as well as relaying a wealth of information on the gods that once roamed these woods and their followers.
by James King
Recent archaeological research in the woods to the east and south of Tangiers has revealed a startling wealth of anthropological information. Foremost of interest is evidence that a previously unknown indigenous religion flourished in the area prior to the arrival of the first Europeans in the mid 16th century.
And, more startling, the evidence yields, and this paper will seek to prove, that this native religion reversed the era’s trend of Christian proselytizing and the Europeans that came to this land found their own brand of Christianity mutated, infected, and ultimately erased by the strength of this rare set of believes and tenets.
This land was home to a highly specialized pantheon of gods and spirits, heretofore unknown to historians and anthropologists of the area. Many questions regarding this period of colonial Tangiers still remain, this paper will seek to posit answers to these many questions as well as relaying a wealth of information on the gods that once roamed these woods and their followers.
posted by PMJeepers | 8:13 PM
1 Comments:
With all due respect to Mr. King, but "a startling wealth" was not what was found in the south woods last month. Unless you consider a book full of scribbles and some oppossum bones a startling wealth. For more intelligent discourse, seek out my work. My name is Fisher Luske and I have authored three volumes dealing with our town's history. For beginner's I recommend "East of East Tangiers." I am told it will be available on Amazon very soon.
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