Elise M Brenner
Biographic Data
| ID | 686061 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elise M Brenner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elise M |
| FAMILY NAME | Brenner |
| SIGNATURE | BRENNER E M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
To Pray or to Be Prey: That Is the Question Strategies for Cultural Autonomy of Massachusetts Praying Town Indians
Massachusetts 17th-century praying towns are used as a case study to test the hypothesis that native groups develop strategies for cultural autonomy and political selfdetermination that are often invisible to the colonial administration. The argument focuses upon colonial exploitation in the realm of missionary activities and native motivation and response to such activity. Detailed ethnohistoric document analysis leads to a new picture of what w…
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To Pray or to Be Prey: That Is the Question Strategies for Cultural Autonomy of Massachusetts Praying Town Indians
Massachusetts 17th-century praying towns are used as a case study to test the hypothesis that native groups develop strategies for cultural autonomy and political selfdetermination that are often invisible to the colonial administration. The argument focuses upon colonial exploitation in the realm of missionary activities and native motivation and response to such activity. Detailed ethnohistoric document analysis leads to a new picture of what w…
American History and Culture (1 works) · Architecture, Design, and Social History (1 works) · Autonomy (1 works) · Environmental ethics (1 works) · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (1 works) · History (1 works) · Law (1 works) · Philosophy (1 works) · Political science (1 works) · Sociology (1 works)