Going Native Or Going Naive?: White Shamanism and the Neo-noble SavageUniversity Press of America, 2003 - 103 páginas Going Native or Going Na ve? is a critical analysis of an esoteric-Indian movement, called white shamanism. This movement, originating from the 1980's New Age boom, redefines the phenomenon of playing Indian. For white shamans and their followers, Indianness turns into a signifier for cultural cloning. By generating a neo-primitivistic bias, white shamanism utilizes esoteric reconceptualizations of ethnicity and identity. In Going Native or Going Na ve?, a retrospective view on psychohistorical and sociopolitical implications of Indianness and (ig)noble savage metaphors should clarify the prefix neo within postmodern adaptations of primitivism. The appropriation of an Indian simulacrum by white shamans as well as white shamanic disciplines connotes a subtle, yet hazardous form of ethnocentrism. Transcending mere market trends and profit margins, white shamanism epitomizes synthetic/cybernetic acculturations. Through investigating the white shamanic matrix, Going Native or Going Na ve? is intended to make these synthesizing processes more transparent. |
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... hero would not squander with Indians , but kill them off instead . As attitudes towards ' the Indian cause ' changed in the 1960s and 1970s , so did Hollywood's portrayal of Indian figures . Most of the times , Indian movies of the ...
... hero would not squander with Indians , but kill them off instead . As attitudes towards ' the Indian cause ' changed in the 1960s and 1970s , so did Hollywood's portrayal of Indian figures . Most of the times , Indian movies of the ...
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... hero ( naturally , every ' true ' protagonist is a man ) is also white and as shown by Christine in Dances - a character to introduce possible captivity elements . The ' real ' Indians , though compared to former films at least ...
... hero ( naturally , every ' true ' protagonist is a man ) is also white and as shown by Christine in Dances - a character to introduce possible captivity elements . The ' real ' Indians , though compared to former films at least ...
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Going Native Or Going Naive?: White Shamanism and the Neo-noble Savage Dagmar Wernitznig Vista previa limitada - 2003 |
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