An Equation of Language and Spirit: Comparative Philology and the Study of American Indian Religions
Scholars of religion frequently distinguish between the religions practiced by American Indians and non-Natives, raising a question about the role of religion in constructing and preserving notions of human difference. The present article locates key assumptions about the inherent distinction of Ind...
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2015
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Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 195-219 |
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Indigenous Religions
American Indian religions
anthropology
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colonialism
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