Ute Land Religion in the American West, 18792009

Brandi Denison is an assistant professor of religious studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of North Florida.¿

List of contents

List of Illustrations    
List of Maps    
Acknowledgments    
Introduction: Religion, Memory, and the American West    
1. Plowing for Providence: Nathan Meeker’s Folly    
2. Of Outrageous Treatment: Sexual Purity, Empire, and Land    
3. She-towitch and Chipeta: Remembering the “Good” Indian    
4. Abstracting Ute Land Religion: Fiction and Anthropology on the Reservation    
5. Remembering Removal: Enacting Religion and Memorializing the Land    
6. The Limits of Reconciliation: Ute Land Religion, Hunting Rights, and the Smoking River Powwow    
Conclusion: The Burden of Dirt and the Politics of Memory    
Notes    
Bibliography    
Index    

About the author

Brandi Denison is an assistant professor of religious studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of North Florida. 

Summary

"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.

Product details

• Authors: Brandi Denison
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9780803276741
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-7674-1
• No. of pages: 330
• Series: New Visions in Native American; New Visions in Native American and Indigenous Studies; New Visions in Native American; New Visions in Native American and Indigenous Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Amerikanische Geschichte, Amerika, Geschichte der Religion, RELIGION / History, HISTORY / Native American, Ethnic Issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies