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Ute Land Religion in the American West, 1879-2009 - (New Visions in Native American and Indigenous Studies) by Brandi Denison (Hardcover)

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  • Ute Land Religion in the American West, 1879-2009 is a narrative of American religion and how it intersected with land in the American West.
  • About the Author: Brandi Denison is an assistant professor of religious studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of North Florida.
  • 330 Pages
  • Social Science, Ethnic Studies
  • Series Name: New Visions in Native American and Indigenous Studies

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"A regional history of contact between Utes and white settlers, from 1879-2009, that examines the production of an idealized American religion in the American West through the intersection of religion, land, and cultural memory."--Provided by publisher.



Book Synopsis



Ute Land Religion in the American West, 1879-2009 is a narrative of American religion and how it intersected with land in the American West. Prior to 1881, Utes lived on the largest reservation in North America--twelve million acres of western Colorado. Brandi Denison takes a broad look at the Ute land dispossession and resistance to disenfranchisement by tracing the shifting cultural meaning of dirt, a physical thing, into land, an abstract idea. This shift was made possible through the development and deployment of an idealized American religion based on Enlightenment ideals of individualism, Victorian sensibilities about the female body, and an emerging respect for diversity and commitment to religious pluralism that was wholly dependent on a separation of economics from religion.

As the narrative unfolds, Denison shows how Utes and their Anglo-American allies worked together to systematize a religion out of existing ceremonial practices, anthropological observations, and Euro-American ideals of nature. A variety of societies then used religious beliefs and practices to give meaning to the land, which in turn shaped inhabitants' perception of an exclusive American religion. Ultimately, this movement from the tangible to the abstract demonstrates the development of a normative American religion, one that excludes minorities even as they are the source of the idealized expression.



Review Quotes




"A welcome edition to the library of anyone interested in the history of the Ute."--Curtis Martin, Southwestern Lore

"Beautifully written, clear, and compelling. [This book] is grounded on a solid understanding of history, while also providing insightful interpretation and theoretical nuance."--Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, professor of religion and culture at Pacific Lutheran University and author of Coming Full Circle: Spirituality and Wellness among Native Communities in the Pacific Northwest
-- (9/10/2016 12:00:00 AM)

"This terrific book shows how white settlers in Colorado used the construct of 'Ute Land Religion' to justify their appropriation of Native land, how Ute people both resisted and participated in that invention, and how the category of religion has functioned in the making and remaking of the American West."--Tisa Wenger, author of We Have a Religion: The 1920s Pueblo Indian Dance Controversy and American Religious Freedom
-- (9/10/2016 12:00:00 AM)



About the Author



Brandi Denison is an assistant professor of religious studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of North Florida.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .88 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.4 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: New Visions in Native American and Indigenous Studies
Sub-Genre: Ethnic Studies
Genre: Social Science
Number of Pages: 330
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Theme: Native American Studies
Format: Hardcover
Author: Brandi Denison
Language: English
Street Date: July 1, 2017
TCIN: 89651851
UPC: 9780803276741
Item Number (DPCI): 247-36-0618
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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