Going Native Or Going Naive?: White Shamanism and the Neo-noble SavageUniversity Press of America, 2003 - 103 Seiten Going Native or Going Na ve? is a critical analysis of an esoteric-Indian movement, called white shamanism. This movement, originating from the 1980's New Age boom, redefines the phenomenon of playing Indian. For white shamans and their followers, Indianness turns into a signifier for cultural cloning. By generating a neo-primitivistic bias, white shamanism utilizes esoteric reconceptualizations of ethnicity and identity. In Going Native or Going Na ve?, a retrospective view on psychohistorical and sociopolitical implications of Indianness and (ig)noble savage metaphors should clarify the prefix neo within postmodern adaptations of primitivism. The appropriation of an Indian simulacrum by white shamans as well as white shamanic disciplines connotes a subtle, yet hazardous form of ethnocentrism. Transcending mere market trends and profit margins, white shamanism epitomizes synthetic/cybernetic acculturations. Through investigating the white shamanic matrix, Going Native or Going Na ve? is intended to make these synthesizing processes more transparent. |
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... influence contemporary images of Indians : stoicism and the vanishing race . The stoic Indian , never showing any emotional reaction , is a very complex stereotype , involving more than just facial expressions . Since most of Curtis ...
... influence contemporary images of Indians : stoicism and the vanishing race . The stoic Indian , never showing any emotional reaction , is a very complex stereotype , involving more than just facial expressions . Since most of Curtis ...
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... influence of Christian dogmas at that time , primitivist descriptions were also colored by biblical connotations . Additionally , nature had to be embedded in a Christian context , otherwise it represented a potential danger of ...
... influence of Christian dogmas at that time , primitivist descriptions were also colored by biblical connotations . Additionally , nature had to be embedded in a Christian context , otherwise it represented a potential danger of ...
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... influence while perspicuously invigorating vision quests and sweat lodges - is the so - called Great Round , headed by Sedonia Cahill and Bird Brother . Mimicking Indian ways plus effacing native origins might seem incompatible and ...
... influence while perspicuously invigorating vision quests and sweat lodges - is the so - called Great Round , headed by Sedonia Cahill and Bird Brother . Mimicking Indian ways plus effacing native origins might seem incompatible and ...
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Going Native Or Going Naive?: White Shamanism and the Neo-noble Savage Dagmar Wernitznig Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2003 |
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