RT Article
T1 Through Indigenous Eyes: A Comparison of Two Tohono O’odham Photographic Collections Documenting Pilgrimages to Magdalena
JF Religious studies and theology
VO 36
IS 1
SP 21
OP 54
A1 Schermerhorn, Seth
A1 McEnaney, Lillia
LA English
PB Equinox Publ.
YR 2017
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1837300666
AB This article analyzes two Tohono O’odham photographic collections documenting transnational O’odham pilgrimages to Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico. These photographic collections are further contextualized through oral history interviews and ethnographic participant-observation. Altogether, these 559 photos illustrate two of the many ways in which the pilgrimage is envisioned within contemporary O’odham communities. Despite the differing ways in which the two photographers document O’odham pilgrimages, the findings demonstrate the ways in which both photographers exercise "visual sovereignty." This article also contributes to ongoing discussions in the academic study of religion about the so-called "insider/outsider" problem.
K1 Magdalena
K1 O’odham
K1 autoethnography
K1 Photography
K1 Pilgrimage
K1 visual sovereignty
DO 10.1558/rsth.32263