UID:
almafu_9959238761102883
Format:
1 online resource (xviii, 256 pages) :
,
illustrations
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-520-21986-4
,
0-520-92343-X
Content:
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.
Note:
Intro -- Figures -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Conquest of Souls -- 3 Learning to Forget -- 4 Medical Evangelism -- 5 The Politics of Repression -- 6 The Collectors -- 7 Apostles of the New Age -- 8 Conclusions -- References Cited -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-520-20985-0
Language:
English
