Gods of thunder how climate change, travel, and spirituality reshaped precolonial America Pauketat, Timothy R. creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. History nyu 2022 2023 monographic eng remote 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour). The earth's climate warmed from the 9th through the 13th centuries CE. Named the Medieval Warm Period, these centuries were a time of great historical change in precolonial North America, as evidenced through archaeology. While scholars have previously suggested the existence of long-distance ties between the civilizations of Mesoamerica, the American Southwest, & the Mississippi valley, no one until now has argued that climate change & religion, not trade, were the reasons for these far-flung connections. The book argues that a common supernatural being, the Wind-That-Brings-Rain or Thunderer god, emerged because of climatic factors to drive the development of a series of interrelated religious movements across the continent. These movements were based around a common circular shrine or pyramid where people worshiped the powers of the wind & rain - the essential life-giving forces of global climate. specialized Timothy R. Pauketat. Also issued in print: 2023. Includes bibliographical references and index. Human ecology North America History To 1500 Climatic changes North America History To 1500 Climatic changes Religious aspects North America Environmental conditions North America Religious life and customs North America Antiquities Amérique du Nord Conditions environnementales Amérique du Nord Vie religieuse Amérique du Nord Antiquités Antiquities Climatic changes Climatic changes Religious aspects Ecology Human ecology North America Sociology & anthropology Environment and Ecology To 1500 fast GF501 .P38 2022 304.208997 9780197645130 0197645135 9780197645109 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/44925 UAB 221216 20260318165125.3 in00005697920 eng