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Author:

McPherson, Dennis H.

Title:

Indian from the inside : native American philosophy and cultural renewal / Dennis H. McPherson and J. Douglas Rabb ; foreword by Jace Weaver.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publisher:

McFarland,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

vii, 225 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Indian philosophy--North America.
Indians of North America--Social life and customs.
Social values--North America.
Indians in popular culture.
Indians in motion pictures.

Other Authors:

Rabb, J. Douglas.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

1. Philosophical Foundations: Is Native American Philosophy, Philosophy? -- 2. Outside View Predicates: Do Indians Really Know Who They Are? -- 3. Dancing with Chaos: Phenomenology of the Vision Quest -- 4. Values, Land, and the Integrity of Person: Cross-Cultural Considerations -- 5. Language and Metaphysics: Native American Ontology and Transformative Philosophy -- 6. Teaching Native American Philosophy through Film and Popular Culture -- 7. Native Control of Native Education Today: Restoring the Hermeneutic Circle.

Summary:

"Native American philosophy has enabled Native American cultures to survive more than five hundred years of attempted cultural assimilation. Topics include extensive discussion of Native American philosophy and culture in the United States and Canada, colonialism, vision quest, continuity of Native values, language in Indian life, other-than-human entities, teaching through film and popular culture"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0786443480 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786443482 (softcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)712644647

LCCN:

2011015003

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)