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Shaman or Sherlock? : the Native American detective /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Macdonald, Gina
Other Authors: Macdonald, Andrew, 1942-, Sheridan, MaryAnn
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
Series:Contributions to the study of popular culture ; no. 74.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Two ways of knowing : mainstream and Native American
  • 3. Native American crime and detection novels : earth and spirit power
  • 4. The southwestern detective story : a reflection of the land
  • 5. The southwestern detective : shaman or Sherlock?
  • 6. Shamans and Sherlocks : unravelling crime in the mountains and on the plains
  • 7. The northwest : shamanistic horror amid eerie rain forests
  • 8. Alaska and the Canadian northwest territories : wilderness challenges and human limitations
  • 9. The east coast and great lakes nations : modern reincarnations of past glory
  • 10. Conclusion : the "Indian" in detective fiction, present realities and future directions.