Blackfoot Religion and the Consequences of Cultural Commoditization (Paperback)

This book explores the exchange of Blackfoot "medicine bundles" within contemporary Blackfoot culture and between the Blackfoot Peoples and Euro-Americans. These ceremonial bundles, which are circulated as gifts in their native context, are robbed of their statuses as living beings or persons, when they are treated as symbolic objects or commodities by cultural outsiders. Much of the original, ethnographic data presented in this book deals with the attempts of some Blackfeet to repatriate ceremonial materials from Euro-American hands. This book represents a valuable study of contemporary Blackfoot religion as well as the repatriation movement. Kenneth Lokensgard also contributes to the studies of material culture and exchange; central to his investigation is the critical examination and reapplication of the interpretative terms "gift" and "commodity." Careful use of these terms, Lokensgard argues, can better help scholars appreciate how different peoples perceive the worlds they inhabit.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Vitality of Indigenous Religions
Release date:	November 2016
First published:	2010
Authors:	Kenneth Hayes Lokensgard
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	212
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-26217-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-26217-X
Barcode:	9781138262171

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