Weaving ourselves into the land : Charles Godfrey Leland, "Indians," and the study of Native American religions / Thomas C. Parkhill

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Contents: An introduction to the conversation: Charles G. Leland, and naming -- The story of Kluskap and Malsum -- The making of "the real gospel of manliness" -- Raw data and cooked: rendering "Indian" into Aryans -- Of conversations: Savagism, primitivism, and the use of the "Indian" stereotype -- Weaving himself into the landscape: Charles Leland's use of the "Indian" stereotype -- In the absence of the wisdom of the elders: the contemporary use of the "Indian" stereotype -- Reworking the "Indian" for place: scholars and native Americans

Topic: Religion; Algonquian mythology; Public opinion; Stereotypes (Social psychology)