Ghost dances and identity: Prophetic religion and American Indian ethnogenesis in the nineteenth century

Snakes and diggers : the origins of new ethnic identities -- Shamans, prophets, and missionaries : Newe religion in the nineteenth century -- Treaty making and consolidation : the politics of ethnogenesis -- Two trails : resistance, accommodation, and the 1870 ghost dance -- Culture wars, Indianness...

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Main Author: Smoak, Gregory E. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Berkeley [u.a.] University of Californiarnia Press c2006
In:Year: 2006
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Indians / USA / History 1800-1899
B Bannock / Shoshoni / Ghost dance / Religion / Ritual / History 1800-1900
Further subjects:B Ghost Dance History 19th century
B Bannock Indians Religion
B Bannock Indians Ethnic identity
B Shoshoni Indians Rites and ceremonies
B Shoshoni Indians Ethnic identity
B Bannock Indians Rites and ceremonies
B Shoshoni Indians Religion
B Ghost Dance History 19th century
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Summary:Snakes and diggers : the origins of new ethnic identities -- Shamans, prophets, and missionaries : Newe religion in the nineteenth century -- Treaty making and consolidation : the politics of ethnogenesis -- Two trails : resistance, accommodation, and the 1870 ghost dance -- Culture wars, Indianness, and the 1890 ghost dance -- Prophecy and American identities
Item Description:Snakes and diggers : the origins of new ethnic identities -- Shamans, prophets, and missionaries : Newe religion in the nineteenth century -- Treaty making and consolidation : the politics of ethnogenesis -- Two trails : resistance, accommodation, and the 1870 ghost dance -- Culture wars, Indianness, and the 1890 ghost dance -- Prophecy and American identities. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-269) and index
ISBN:0520246586