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'a vast portmanteau of a book ... it contains sufficient stimulus for dozens of research articles ... Admirable ... Lincoln has gone a long way towards the archaeology of Indian culture; the theoretical underpinnings of his study demand further consideration.' Guy Reynolds, University of Kent, American Studies, Volume 28, Part 3 - 1994 `I believe this is an important and timely book, one that will ... help to bring critical responses to Native American writing to a new level of excellence ... there is nothing published that will compete with this study.'

An impressive work that covers an area long neglected by scholars....It will, without doubt, become the defining treatise on the subject for many decades to come....This study will take its place among the major works in cultural and humor studies. --Choice Lincoln has covered the waterfront--several waterfronts--in putting together this comprehensive and exhaustive study of Indian humor. Far beyond a joke book or cultural exposition, this is a fine work to be read carefully--and many times-for its insightful display of the various kinds of Indian humor and satire. --Vine Deloria, Jr., author of Custer Died for Your Sins Indi'n Humor is a major contribution both to contemporary cultural studies and to our understanding of Native American cultures and their peoples. A pioneering study, Indi'n Humor analyzes for the first time the five hundred year-old tradition of the intercultural genres of comedy peculiarly Indian. This germinal study challenges American stereotypes of the Native American as passive, vanquished, sad victim. Impressive in its range, compelling in the subtlety of its analysis, this book is a major contribution to literary criticism, and to Native American studies. --Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University This book is wondrous. Lincoln identifies and traces various aspects of the American Indian comic spirit by calling together multiple traditions and cultures as well as his own experiences and insights among Indian people. His innovative style and refreshingly clear prose make his study a sheer delight. --Greg Sarris, University of California, Los Angeles A masterful and entertaining study....Singular in its field, ndi'n Humor offers a fund of sources and scholarship, and is a model for further ethnic and multidisciplinary studies. It's a bold and witty book. --Western American Literature An impressive work that covers an area long neglected by scholars....It will, without doubt, become the defining treatise on the subject for many decades to come....This study will take its place among the major works in cultural and humor studies. --Choice Lincoln has covered the waterfront--several waterfronts--in putting together this comprehensive and exhaustive study of Indian humor. Far beyond a joke book or cultural exposition, this is a fine work to be read carefully--and many times-for its insightful display of the various kinds of Indian humor and satire. --Vine Deloria, Jr., author of Custer Died for Your Sins Indi'n Humor is a major contribution both to contemporary cultural studies and to our understanding of Native American cultures and their peoples. A pioneering study, Indi'n Humor analyzes for the first time the five hundred year-old tradition of the intercultural genres of comedy peculiarly Indian. This germinal study challenges American stereotypes of the Native American as passive, vanquished, sad victim. Impressive in its range, compelling in the subtlety of its analysis, this book is a major contribution to literary criticism, and to Native American studies. --Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University This book is wondrous. Lincoln identifies and traces various aspects of the American Indian comic spirit by calling together multiple traditions and cultures as well as his own experiences and insights among Indian people. His innovative style and refreshingly clear prose make his study a sheer delight. --Greg Sarris, University of California, Los Angeles A masterful and entertaining study....Singular in its field, ndi'n Humor offers a fund of sources and scholarship, and is a model for further ethnic and multidisciplinary studies. It's a bold and witty book. --Western American Literature [Lincoln's] book not only fills a significant void, it will take its place as a seminal interpretation of ethnic and humor behavior. --merican Studies A vast portmanteau of a book...it contains sufficient stimulus for dozens of research articles....Admirable. --American Studies Combining both postmodern self-reflexity and questioning of closure with a dearth of knowledge and scholarship, as well as a sense of humor Indi'n Humor is both inviting and powerful. --College Literature

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