Pagans in the Promised Land [[electronic resource] ] : Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery

• Autore: Newcomb Steven T
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Fulcrum Publishing, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Disciplina: 346.73043208
• Soggetto topico: Indians of North America - Legal status, laws, etc; Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc; Indians of North America; Land tenure - Law and legislation - United States; Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- United States; Land tenure; Law - U.S; Law - U.S. - General; Law, Politics & Government
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword ix; Preface xv; Acknowledgments xix; Introduction xxi; Chapter 1: A Primer on Cognitive Theory 1; Chapter 2: Metaphorical Experience and Federal Indian Law 13; Chapter 3: The Conqueror Model 23; Chapter 4: Colonizing the Promised Land 37; Chapter 5: The Chosen People-Promised Land Model 51; Chapter 6: The Dominating Mentality of Christendom 59; Chapter 7: Johnson v. M'Intosh 73; Chapter 8: Converting Christian Discovery into Heathen Conquest 89; Chapter 9: The Mental Process of Negation 103; Chapter 10: Christian Nations Theory: Hidden in Plain Sight 115 ; Conclusion: A Sacred Regard for All Living Things 125Notes 139; References 171; Index 181
• Sommario/riassunto: An analysis of how religious bias shaped U.S. federal Indian law.
• Titolo autorizzato: Pagans in the Promised Land
• ISBN: 1-282-46811-1; 9786612468117; 1-55591-894-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780912903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: ERACCE recommended resource.