Amerindian Identity, the Book of Mormon, and the American Dream

G. St. John STOTT

Makale detayları

Amerindian Identity, the Book of Mormon, and the American Dream

Yazarlar:

G. St. John STOTT

Yayıncı:

American Studies Association of Turkey (ASAT)

Ana Başlıklar:

Edebiyat

Dergi:

Journal of American Studies of Turkey 2004 Issue 19, pp.21-33

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2004

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000734944

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

pISSN:

1300-6606

Özet:

 

In 1829 William Apess  1798-1839  published his autobiography, Son of  the Forest, in which he foresaw Native Americans flocking to accept  Christianity and “occupy[ing] seats in the kingdom” before his white  readers would  O’Connell 51 . The following year—but without any  knowledge of Apess’ work — Joseph Smith, Jr.  1805-44  published the Book  of Mormon, in which he foresaw the same, and indeed went further. As well  as anticipating their conversion, Smith envisioned Native Americans both  building an American New Jerusalem and acting as God’s scourge,  executing divine judgment on an apostate United States  Stott “New  Jerusalem” 75-76 . Unlike those of his generation whose valuation of  Indianness “went hand in hand with the dispossession and conquest of  actual Indian people”  Deloria 182 , Smith foresaw the dispossession and  conquest of the whites.

Makale detayları

Amerindian Identity, the Book of Mormon, and the American Dream

Yazarlar: G. St. John STOTT

Yayıncı: American Studies Association of Turkey (ASAT)

Ana Başlıklar: Edebiyat

Dergi: Journal of American Studies of Turkey 2004 Issue 19, pp.21-33

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2004

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000734944

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

pISSN: 1300-6606

Sayı

Yazarlar:

G. St. John STOTT

Yayıncı:

American Studies Association of Turkey (ASAT)

Ana Başlıklar:

Edebiyat

Dergi:

Journal of American Studies of Turkey 2004 Issue 19, pp.21-33

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2004

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000734944

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

pISSN:

1300-6606