Shape-Shifting: Images of Native Americans in Recent Popular FictionThis study of the Native American in the western, romance, detective, horror, and science fiction genres examines how even historically accurate representations distort and bias the Native American figure to fit European-based traditions and modern agendas. The authors provide critical approaches for evaluating the literature. They argue that while popular fiction conventions determine and limit authentic portraits of Native American cultures, successful popular fiction writers approach literary quality by fusing authentic Native American culture with the standard genre conventions. Approximately 200 books are discussed and evaluated, and true Native American stories and writings are contrasted with mainstream versions of Indian culture. |
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... Ghost Way ceremony to protect from the evil spirits of the dead in The Ghost Way ( 1984 ) , and a Pueblo / Hopi celebration with kachinas and sacred clowns to capture the contrast between divine perfec- tion and human imperfection in ...
... ghost / spirit " stories simply never take off as horror tales because the writers are more interested in other genre possibilities , like romance or Westerns . For instance , Linda Sandifer , in Embrace the Wind ( 1993 ) , establishes ...
... Ghost Dance and ghost dancers . Ghost Dance teachings led approximately two hundred embittered Sioux , suffering from reduced rations , diseases brought by the whites , and natural disasters , to dress in ghost shirts emblazoned with ...
Contents
Native Americans of the Imagination | 1 |
Accessing a Different | 21 |
The Enduring Creation Story | 45 |
Copyright | |
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