| Spirit Wars: Native North American Religions in the Age of Nation Building Contributor(s): Niezen, Ronald (Author), Burgess, Kim (Contribution by), Begay, Manley (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0520219872 ISBN-13: 9780520219878 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $31.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: "Niezen's fascinating analysis explores indigenism as a key concept of present-day international relations."--Jean-Loup amselle, author of "Mestizo Logics: Anthropology of Identity in Africa and Elsewhere |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 299.7 |
| LCCN: 99053116 |
| Lexile Measure: 1570 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.02" W x 8.96" (0.90 lbs) 274 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |