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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781882303321

Autore

Rollings Willard H

Titolo

Unaffected by the Gospel [[electronic resource] ] : Osage resistance to the Christian invasion (1673-1906) : a cultural victory / / Willard Hughes Rollings

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque [N.M.], : University of New Mexico Press, c2004

ISBN

1-283-63535-6

0-8263-3559-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

200/.89/975254

Soggetti

Presbyterian Church - Missions - Great Plains - History

Osage Indians - Religion

Osage Indians - Missions

Osage Indians - Social conditions

Christianity and culture - Great Plains - History

Racism - Religious aspects - Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-236) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Osage : unaffected by the Gospel -- Osage hegemony on the prairie-plains -- The Protestants prepare for the Osage -- The Protestants arrive, 1821 -- Peaceful resistance and the co-option of the Protestants, 1821-1839 -- Spiritual victories, secular compromises, 1838-1859 -- The Catholics return, 1820-1870 -- Resisting the Catholics -- Ga-ni-tha, "move to a new country" -- Epilogue.

Sommario/riassunto

Rollings shows how the Osages' passive resistance to missionaries' attempts to Christianize them helped preserve their culture and religious beliefs.