Dancing ghosts : Native American and Christian syncretism in Mary Austin's work /

How did an Illinois Methodist homesteader in the West come to create one of the most significant cosmological syntheses in American literature? In this study, Hoyer draws on his own knowledge of biblical religion and Native American cultures to explore Austin's creation of the "mythology o...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hoyer, Mark T. (Mark Thomas), 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Reno : University of Nevada Press, ©1998.
Series:Western literature series.
Subjects:
Austin, Mary, > 1868-1934 > Characters > Indians.
Austin, Mary, > 1868-1934 > Religion.
Austin, Mary, > 1868-1934
Literature and anthropology > California > History.
Christianity and literature > California > History.
Indians of North America > California > Religion.
Western stories > History and criticism.
Indians in literature.
Ghost dance.
Littérature et anthropologie > Californie > Histoire.
Christianisme et littérature > Californie > Histoire.
Peuples autochtones > Californie > Religion.
Danse des esprits.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Christianity and literature
Ghost dance
Indians in literature
Indians of North America > Religion
Literature
Literature and anthropology
Religion
Western stories
California > In literature.
Californie > Dans la littérature.
California
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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