Ute Land Religion in the American West, 1879-2009
"A regional history of contact between Utes and white settlers, from 1879-2009, that examines the production of an idealized American religion in the American West through the intersection of religion, land, and cultural memory."--Provided by publisher.
| Main Author: | Denison, Brandi, |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Lincoln, NE] :
The University of Nebraska Press : The American Philosophical Society,
[2017]
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| Physical Description: |
xvii, 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series: |
New visions in Native American and indigenous studies.
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| Summary: |
"A regional history of contact between Utes and white settlers, from 1879-2009, that examines the production of an idealized American religion in the American West through the intersection of religion, land, and cultural memory."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-292) and index. Introduction : religion, memory, and the American West -- Plowing for providence : Nathan Meeker's folly -- Of outrageous treatment : sexual purity, empire, and land -- She-towitch and Chipeta : remembering the "good" Indian -- Abstracting Ute land religion : fiction and anthropology on the reservation -- Remembering removal : enacting religion and memorializing the land -- The limits of reconciliation : Ute land religion, hunting rights, and the Smoking River Powwow -- Conclusion: the burden of dirt and the politics of memory. "A regional history of contact between Utes and white settlers, from 1879-2009, that examines the production of an idealized American religion in the American West through the intersection of religion, land, and cultural memory."--Provided by publisher. |
| Physical Description: |
xvii, 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-292) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780803276741 0803276745 |