03057nam 22005774a 450 991082470040332120200520144314.00-520-21986-40-520-92343-X(CKB)3710000001409179(Au-PeEL)EBL224136(CaPaEBR)ebr10058829(OCoLC)475929885(MiAaPQ)EBC224136(EXLCZ)99371000000140917919991012d2000 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSpirit wars Native North American religions in the age of nation building /Ronald Niezen ; with contributions by Manley Begay, Jr. ... [et al.]1st ed.Berkeley University of California Pressc20001 online resource (xviii, 256 pages) illustrations0-520-20985-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-246) and index.Intro -- Figures -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Conquest of Souls -- 3 Learning to Forget -- 4 Medical Evangelism -- 5 The Politics of Repression -- 6 The Collectors -- 7 Apostles of the New Age -- 8 Conclusions -- References Cited -- Index.Spirit Wars is an exploration of the ways in which the destruction of spiritual practices and beliefs of native peoples in North America has led to conditions of collective suffering--a process sometimes referred to as cultural genocide. Ronald Niezen approaches this topic through wide-ranging case studies involving different colonial powers and state governments: the seventeenth-century Spanish occupation of the Southwest, the colonization of the Northeast by the French and British, nineteenth-century westward expansion and nationalism in the swelling United States and Canada, and twentieth-century struggles for native people's spiritual integrity and freedom. Each chapter deals with a specific dimension of the relationship between native peoples and non-native institutions, and together these topics yield a new understanding of the forces directed against the underpinnings of native cultures.Indians of North AmericaCanadaReligionIndians of North AmericaCanadaGovernment relationsIndians of North AmericaCultural assimilationCanadaEvangelistic workCanadaGenocideCanadaCanadaRace relationsCanadaPolitics and governmentIndians of North AmericaReligion.Indians of North AmericaGovernment relations.Indians of North AmericaCultural assimilationEvangelistic workGenocide299/.7Niezen Ronald624241Burgess Kim1702378MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824700403321Spirit wars4086853UNINA