Title Seneca possessed : Indians, witchcraft, and power in the early American republic / Matthew Dennis

Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 313 pages) : illustrations, map Series Early American studies. Contents pt. 1. Dominion -- Colonial crucible and post-Revolutionary predicament -- pt. 2. Spirit -- Handsome Lake and the Seneca great awakening : revelation and transformation -- Patriarchy and the witch-hunting of Handsome Lake -- pt. 3. Mastery -- Friendly mission : the holy conversation of Quakers and Senecas -- From longhouse to farmhouse : Quakers and the transformation of Seneca rural life -- Seneca repossessed, 1818-1826 Summary Seneca Possessed explores how the Seneca people and their homeland were "possessed"--Culturally, spiritually, materially, and legally--in the wake of the American Revolution Analysis "Multi-User" Notes OldControl:muse9780812207088 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes In English Print version record Subject Handsome Lake, 1735-1815. SUBJECT Handsome Lake, 1735-1815 Handsome Lake, 1735-1815 fast Subject Quakers -- Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century Power (Social sciences) -- Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century Witchcraft -- Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century Social change -- Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century Community life -- Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century Seneca Indians -- Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century Seneca Indians -- Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century HISTORY -- United States -- Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) Community life Ethnic relations Manners and customs Power (Social sciences) Quakers Seneca Indians Seneca Indians -- Social life and customs Social change Witchcraft SUBJECT Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 19th century Subject United States -- Genesee River Valley Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2009044826 ISBN 9780812207088 0812207084 1283897490 9781283897495

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