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The Ghost-Dance Religion And The Sioux Outbreak Of 1890
By James Mooney
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Description
This Fourteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology is both a historian s field notebook and a human story: Mooney s precise ethnology of indigenous spiritual movements traces the rise of the Ghost Dance, the social and religious currents among the Sioux, and the flashpoint that culminated in the Wounded Knee Massacre context. Combining eyewitness testimony, cultural analysis, and painstaking documentation, the book reveals 19th-century Native American culture in vivid detail ritual, belief, and the tragic consequences of cultural collision.
Scholarly yet readable, this edition is significant for Native American anthropology, historical ethnography, and Sioux cultural studies; it remains an indispensable resource for anyone studying Native American history, American Indian religious practices, or the Bureau of Ethnology report tradition. Casual readers will be gripped by the human drama and moral urgency; collectors and libraries will prize this as a cultural treasure.
This Alpha Editions release is more than a reprint it has been restored and annotated to honor authenticity and accessibility. Limited and carefully produced, it s a collector s item that preserves a pivotal voice on indigenous resilience and the forces that shaped modern America. Keywords: Ghost Dance Religion, Sioux Outbreak 1890, James Mooney ethnology, Native American history.
Product details
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Number of Pages:
- 582
- Release Date:
- 2025-11-08
- Publication Date:
- 2025-11-08
- Publisher:
- Alpha Edition
- Languages:
- Original: English
- ISBN10:
- 9371776706
- ISBN13:
- 9789371776707
- GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
- [email protected]
- Weight:
- 933 g
- Height:
- 152 cm
- Width:
- 229 cm
- Thickness:
- 34 cm
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