Freed From What and For What? The Differing Liberation Theologies of Grant Tinker and Sherman Alexie

Much of Native American theology has focused on issues of sovereignty, of resistance to cultural hegemony, or of nature-based religion, with thinkers like Grant Tinker leading the discussions. An under-utilised resource for such conversations is the poetry and fiction of Sherman Alexie. While Alexie...

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Main Author: Huskey, Rebecca K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2010
In: Literature and theology
Year: 2010, Volume: 24, Issue: 4, Pages: 411-420
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Summary:Much of Native American theology has focused on issues of sovereignty, of resistance to cultural hegemony, or of nature-based religion, with thinkers like Grant Tinker leading the discussions. An under-utilised resource for such conversations is the poetry and fiction of Sherman Alexie. While Alexie’s work does include references to the natural world and to the oppression Euro-colonials have inflicted on Indians, his work also emphasises the urban existence of many Indians and the multitude of ways Indians may seek out the divine. Indians may need liberation, says Alexie, from more than the domination of other cultures; they may need liberation from themselves.
ISSN:1477-4623
Contains:Enthalten in: Literature and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/litthe/frq041