Matter, Magic, and Spirit: Representing Indian and African American Belief

David Murray

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2007

Matter, Magic, and Spirit

Representing Indian and African American Belief

David Murray

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812202878

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About this book

Matter, Magic, and Spirit explores the ways religious and magical beliefs of Native Americans and African Americans have been represented in a range of discourses including anthropology, comparative religion, and literature.

Author / Editor information

David Murray is Professor of American Studies at the University of Nottingham. He is the author of many books, including Indian Giving: Economies of Power in Early Indian-White Exchanges.

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"A major work by a mature, strong, and creative scholar."—Arnold Krupat, Sarah Lawrence College

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. Hierarchies of Race and Religion: Fetishism, Totemism, Manitou, and Conjure Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Chapter 2. Superstition and Progress Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
Chapter 3. Primitivism, Modernism, and Magic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
Chapter 4. Black Arts: Conjure and Spirit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
Chapter 5. The Return of the Fetish Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 224
Keywords: Religion; Anthropology; Literature; Religious Studies; Anthropology; Folklore; Linguistics; Literature; Cultural Studies

eBook

Published: April 23, 2013
ISBN: 9780812202878