Armin Geertz corrects what he sees as basic American and European tendencies to misrepresent non-Western cultures. Carefully documenting the historical role of prophecy in Hopi Indian religion; Geertz shows how prophecies about the end of the world have been created by the Hopi Traditionalist Movement and used by non-Indian movements; cults; and interest groups. Many of the seeming peculiarities of Hopi religion and culture have been invented; he says; by tourists; novelists; journalists; and scholars; and the millennial Traditionalist Movement has subtly co-authored European and American stereotypes of Indians. Geertz's richly detailed examples and persuasive arguments will be welcomed by all those interested in Native American studies; comparative religions; anthropology; and sociology.
#206223 in Books 1983-09-16 1983-09-16Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.30 x .69 x 5.30l; .70 #File Name: 0520050738258 pages
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