Ghost dances and identity : prophetic religion and American Indian ethnogenesis in the nineteenth century / Gregory E. Smoak.

Author/creator Smoak, Gregory E., 1962-
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxiii, 289 pages : maps ; 24 cm
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Subjects

Contents Snakes and diggers : the origins of new ethnic identities -- Shamans, prophets, and missionaries : Newe religion in the nineteenth century -- Treaty making and consolidation : the politics of ethnogenesis -- Two trails : resistance, accommodation, and the 1870 ghost dance -- Culture wars, Indianness, and the 1890 ghost dance -- Prophecy and American identities.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 251-269) and index.
LCCN 2005011962
ISBN0520246586 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780520246584

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Joyner General Stacks E99.S4 S64 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold