Religion and (Mimetic) Violence in Canadian Native Literature
A common feature of Canadian Native writing is mimetic violence, both between particular characters and in relation to colonialism. This violence is further linked to Christianity, as Native writers rarely side with the majority of academics who see brutality and oppression as a complete aberration...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2002
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Literature and theology
Year: 2002, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 201-219 |
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| Summary: | A common feature of Canadian Native writing is mimetic violence, both between particular characters and in relation to colonialism. This violence is further linked to Christianity, as Native writers rarely side with the majority of academics who see brutality and oppression as a complete aberration of religion. The following article considers such links as they occur in three critical Canadian Native texts, and how these texts consequently add a distinctive element to current scholarship concerned with religion and violence. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/16.2.201 |