In a radically new interpretation of the Iroquois, Dennis argues that the Five Nations sought to incorporate their new European neighbors as kinspeople into their Longhouse, the physical symbolic embodiment of Iroquois domesticity and peace. He offers a close, original reading of the fundamental political myth of the Five Nations, the Deganawidah Epic, and situates it historically and ideologically in Iroquois life. Detailing the particular nature of Iroquois peace, he describes the Five Nations' diligent efforts to establish peace on their own terms and the frustrations and hostilities that stemmed from the fundamental contrast between Iroquois and European goals, expectations, and perceptions of human relationships.
In a radically new interpretation of the Iroquois, Dennis argues that the Five Nations sought to incorporate their new European neighbors as kinspeople into their Longhouse, the physical symbolic embodiment of Iroquois domesticity and peace. He offers a close, original reading of the fundamental political myth of the Five Nations, the Deganawidah Epic, and situates it historically and ideologically in Iroquois life. Detailing the particular nature of Iroquois peace, he describes the Five Nations' diligent efforts to establish peace on their own terms and the frustrations and hostilities that stemmed from the fundamental contrast between Iroquois and European goals, expectations, and perceptions of human relationships.
Cultivating a Landscape of Peace: Iroquois-European Encounters in Seventeenth-Century America
336Cultivating a Landscape of Peace: Iroquois-European Encounters in Seventeenth-Century America
336Hardcover
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780801421716 |
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Publisher: | Cornell University Press |
Publication date: | 06/18/1993 |
Series: | 2/1/2005 |
Pages: | 336 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.06(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |