To Pray or to Be Prey
That Is the Question Strategies for Cultural Autonomy of Massachusetts Praying Town Indians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2741952 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elise M Brenner (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 135 |
| Publication date | 1980-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnohistory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0014-1801 • E-ISSN: 1527-5477 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/481224 |
| OpenAlex | W2332945065 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 8 |
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 went on behind-the-scenes and between-the-lines in a Massachusetts praying town
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2011 (27) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |