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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463242603321

Autore

Fixico Donald Lee <1951->

Titolo

The American Indian mind in a linear world [[electronic resource] ] : American Indian studies and traditional knowledge / / Donald L. Fixico

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London, : Routledge, 2003

ISBN

0-203-95462-9

1-135-38960-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Disciplina

191.08997

Soggetti

Indian philosophy - North America

Indians of North America - Psychology

Indians of North America - Education

Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

PREFACE 1. "INDIAN THINKING" AND A LINEAR WORLD 2. ORAL TRADITION AND TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE 3. AMERICAN INDIAN CIRCULAR PHILOSOPHY 4. NATIVE AMERICAN GENIUS AND INDIAN INTELLECTUALISM 5. INDIAN MINDS AND WHITE TEACHERS 6. RISE OF AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES 7. CULTURAL PATRIMONY AND NATIVE SCHOLARS 8. INSTITUTIONALIZING TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE 9. THE FULL CIRCLE AND ITS CENTER BIBLIOGRAPHY

Sommario/riassunto

Donald Fixico, a Native American, has been teaching & writing history for a quarter of a century. This book is the product of his experience as a scholar who also 'thinks like an Indian', who researches Indian studies from a nativist perspective in a predominently non-nativist academic environment.