Other Words: American Indian Literature, Law, and Culture

Sampul Depan
University of Oklahoma Press, 2001 - 381 halaman

Eloh’, a Cherokee word, is usually translated by anthropologists as "religion," but it also simultaneously encompasses history, culture, knowledge, law, and land. In this provocative work, Jace Weaver interlaces these seemingly disparate meanings to form a coherent approach to Native American Studies.

In nineteen interrelated chapters, Weaver presents a range of experiences shared by native peoples in the Americas, from the distant past to the uncertain future. He examines Indian creative output, from oral tradition to the postmodern wordplay of Gerald Vizenor, and brings to light previously overlooked texts. Weaver also tackles up-to-the-minute issues, including environmental crises, Native American spirituality, repatriation of Indian remains and cultural artifacts, and international human rights.

 

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Literature and Community
3
The Work of Gerald Vizenor
53
Venus on the HalfShell? Why Not?
59
A Review
66
American Natives and
91
Or Smilla Has a Sense of Snow
117
Hell and Highwater
130
Native American Traditions
175
Of Museums Meteorites
229
A Biblical Paradigm for Native Liberation
242
Native American
258
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Tentang pengarang (2001)

Jace Weaver is Franklin Professor of Native American Studies and Religion at the University of Georgia. He is the author of The Red Atlantic: American Indigenes and the Making of the Modern World, 1000-1927.

Informasi bibliografi

JudulOther Words: American Indian Literature, Law, and Culture
Volume 39 dari American Indian literature and critical studies series
PengarangJace Weaver
PenerbitUniversity of Oklahoma Press, 2001
ISBN080613352X, 9780806133522
Tebal381 halaman
  
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