God's red son : the Ghost Dance religion and the making of modern America /
Ghost Dance religion and the making of modern America
Louis Warren.
- pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: a hole in the dream -- Genesis -- The messiah and the machine, 1890 -- Great Basin apocalypse -- Birth of the prophet -- The Ghost Dance arrives -- Indian prophet, American magic -- Dispersion -- Seekers from a shattered land -- Plains passage -- Lakota ordeal -- Tin stars and holy power -- Spirit of the Ghost Dance -- Invasion and atrocity -- Persistence and renewal -- The road from Wounded Knee -- Writing the Ghost Dance religion -- Conclusions: the Ghost Dance as modern religion -- Epilogue.
9780465015023 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Wovoka, approximately 1856-1932. Mooney, James, 1861-1921.
Ghost dance. Indians of North America--Religion.--West (U.S.) Indians of North America--Government relations.--West (U.S.) Lakota Indians--Religion. Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890. Indians of North America--History--Great Plains--19th century. Indians of North America--History--Great Basin--19th century.