The ghost dance : ethnohistory & revitalization, second edition

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The ghost dance : ethnohistory & revitalization, second edition / Alice Beck Kehoe.

Kehoe, Alice Beck, 1934- (Author).

Summary:

"In this ethnohistorical case study of North American Indians, the Ghost Dance religion is the backbone for Alice Kehoe's exploration of significant aspects of American Indian life and her quest to learn why some theories become popular. In Part 1, she combines knowledge gained from her first and experiences living among and speaking with Indian elders with a careful analysis of historical accounts, providing a succinct yet insightful look at people, events, and institutions from the 1800s to the present. She clarifies unique and complex relationships among Indian peoples and dispels many of the false pretenses promoted by United States agencies over two centuries. In Part 2, Kehoe surveys some of the theories used to analyze the events described in Part 1, allowing readers to see how theories develop, to think critically about various perspectives, and to draw their own conclusions."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 1577664531
ISBN: 9781577664536
Physical Description: xviii, 186 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Long Grove, Ill. : Waveland Press, 2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-178) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Ethnohistory -- The ghost dance religion -- Massacre at Wounded Knee Creek -- Death or renewal? -- New tidings -- Black Elk speaks -- Wounded Knee again -- Resilience is the word -- Social science perspectives -- Prophet dances -- Deprivation and the ghost dance -- Revitalization -- That night in the cabin.