Ute Land Religion in the American West, 1879-2009 / Brandi Denison.

Author/creator Denison, Brandi
Format Electronic
Publication Info[Lincoln, NE] : The University of Nebraska Press ; The American Philosophical Society, [2017]
Descriptionxvii, 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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SeriesNew visions in Native American and indigenous studies
Contents Introduction: Religion, memory, and the American West -- Plowing for providence: Nathan Meeker's folly -- Of outrageous treatment: sexual purity, empire, and land -- She-towitch and Chipeta: remembering the "good" Indian -- Abstracting Ute land religion: fiction and anthropology on the reservation -- Remembering removal: enacting religion and memorializing the land -- The limits of reconciliation: Ute land religion, hunting rights, and the Smoking River Powwow -- Conclusion: the burden of dirt and the politics of memory.
Abstract "A regional history of contact between Utes and white settlers, from 1879-2009, that examines the production of an idealized American religion in the American West through the intersection of religion, land, and cultural memory."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 279-292) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016041536
ISBN9780803276741 (cloth : alk. paper)

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