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SPIRIT WARS
NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN RELIGIONS IN THE AGE OF NATION BUILDING |
| By: |
Ronald Niezen |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£32.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0520209850 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780520209855 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS |
| Pages: |
274 |
| Description: |
An exploration of the ways in which the destruction of spiritual practices and beliefs of native peoples in North America has led to conditions of collective suffering - a process sometimes referred to as cultural genocide. |
| Synopsis: |
"Spirit Wars" is an exploration of the ways in which the destruction of spiritual practices and beliefs of native peoples in North America has led to conditions of collective suffering--a process sometimes referred to as cultural genocide. Ronald Niezen approaches this topic through wide-ranging case studies involving different colonial powers and state governments: the seventeenth-century Spanish occupation of the Southwest, the colonization of the Northeast by the French and British, nineteenth-century westward expansion and nationalism in the swelling United States and Canada, and twentieth-century struggles for native people's spiritual integrity and freedom. Each chapter deals with a specific dimension of the relationship between native peoples and non-native institutions, and together these topics yield a new understanding of the forces directed against the underpinnings of native cultures. |
| Illustrations: |
15 b/w photographs |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of California Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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