Weaving Ourselves into the Land: Charles Godfrey Leland, 'Indians,' and the Study of Native American Religions
Author:   Thomas C. Parkhill
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
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9780791434543


Pages:   238
Publication Date:   24 July 1997
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Weaving Ourselves into the Land: Charles Godfrey Leland, 'Indians,' and the Study of Native American Religions


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Examines how both negative and positive stereotypes of the ""Indian"" have influenced the study of Native American religions.

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Author:   Thomas C. Parkhill
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.336kg
ISBN:  

9780791434543


ISBN 10:   0791434540
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   24 July 1997
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"Preface Acknowledgments 1. An Introduction to the Conversation: Charles G. Leland, and Naming 2. The Story of Kluskap and Malsum 3. The Making of ""the Real Gospel of Manliness"" 4. Raw Data and Cooked: Rendering ""Indians"" into Aryans 5. Of Conversations: Savagism, Primitivism, and the Use of the ""Indian"" Stereotype 6. Weaving Himself into the Landscape: Charles Leland's Use of the ""Indian"" Stereotype 7. In the Absence of the Wisdom of the Elders: The Contemporary Use of the ""Indian"" Stereotype 8. Reworking the ""Indian"" for Place: Scholars and Native Americans Appendix Notes Bibliography Index"

Reviews

Thom Parkhill's critique of positive stereotyping is much needed. His setting conceptions of 'the Indian' deeply in cultural history render his insights on this kind of stereotyping superior to anything currently in print on the subject. - Ron Grimes, Wilfrid Laurier University This is the first serious study that I have read concerning the impediments of American Indian religious studies. We must face our own baggage in understanding the religious lives of other peoples, and the author makes us do so. Parkhill's criticisms of my own work and the work of my colleagues are accurate, fair, and revealing. He has helped us to understand our own contexts, and he has earned our thanks. - Christopher Vecsey, Colgate University


Author Information

Thomas C. Parkhill is Professor of Religious Studies at St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

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