Unaffected by the Gospel: Osage Resistance to the Christian Invasion, 1673-1906: A Cultural Victory

Much attention is paid to the Indian wars in scholarly and popular literature, but Rollings wants to show that American Indians often resisted encroachments on their land and challenges to their beliefs in nonviolent ways. Rollings argues that Osage beliefs in the spirituality of all creation clashe...

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Published in:The Arkansas historical quarterly 2005, Vol.64 (4), p.439-441
Main Author: Key, Joseph P.
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
American Indians
Beliefs
Christianity
Missionaries
Native North Americans
Nonfiction
Religion
Religious missions
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Summary:Much attention is paid to the Indian wars in scholarly and popular literature, but Rollings wants to show that American Indians often resisted encroachments on their land and challenges to their beliefs in nonviolent ways. Rollings argues that Osage beliefs in the spirituality of all creation clashed with the missionaries' notion that only human beings had spiritual worth.
ISSN:0004-1823
2327-1213
DOI:10.2307/40023358