The Appropriation of Native American Spirituality (Bloomsbury Advances in Religious Studies)
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (544 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1441185305 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 214 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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This important volume collects together these key debates from the last 25 years and sets them in context, analyses Native American objections to appropriations of their spirituality and examines ‘New Age' practices based on Native American spirituality. The Appropriation of Native American Spirituality includes the findings of fieldwork among the Mi'Kmaq of Newfoundland on the sharing of ceremonies between Native Americans and First Nations, which highlights an aspect of the debate that has been under-researched in both anthropology and religious studies: that Native American discourses about the breaking of ‘protocols', rules on the participation and performance of ceremonies, is at the heart of objections to the appropriation of Native American spirituality.. Suzanne Owen offers an insight into appropriation that will bring a new understanding and perspective to these debates. Their spirituality has been appropriated on a relatively large scale by Europeans and non-Native Americans, with little concern for the diversity of Native American opinions. Native Americans and Canadians
About the AuthorSuzanne Owen is Associate Senior Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at the Leeds Trinity University College, UK.
Gray Owl said A surprise and in parts a brilliant book. This book is part Thesis, in part a popular history of Native American spiritual traditions, in part an expose' of religious exploitation and in part a cultural study of living Native American and First Nations communities. There is so much in here tha. TAL said Good book on a needed topic. This book does a great job talking about what I think has been long lacking when dealing with Native Americans. This book approaches this topic with great respect and I applaud this work.
Suzanne Owen is Associate Senior Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at the Leeds Trinity University College, UK.