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All My Relatives: Exploring Lakota Ontology, Belief, and Ritual (New Visions in Native American and Indigenous Studies),Used
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In All My Relatives David C. Posthumus offers the first revisionist history of the Lakotas religion and culture in a generation. He applies key insights from what has been called the ontological turn, particularly the dual notions of interiority/soul/spirit and physicality/body and an extended notion of personhood, as proposed by A. Irving Hallowell and Philippe Descola, which includes humans as well as nonhumans. All My Relatives demonstrates how a new animist framework can connect and articulate otherwise disparate and obscure elements of Lakota ethnography. Stripped of its problematic nineteenthcentury social evolutionary elements and viewed as an ontological or spiritual alternative, this reevaluated concept of animism for a twentyfirstcentury sensibility provides a compelling lens through which traditional Lakota mythology, dreams and visions, and ceremony may be productively analyzed and more fully understood.Posthumus explores how Lakota animist beliefs permeate the understanding of the real world in relation to such phenomena as the personhood of rocks, ghosts or spirits of deceased humans and animals, meteorological phenomena, familiar spirits or spirit helpers, and medicine bundles. All My Relatives offers new insights into traditional Lakota culture for a deeper and more enduring understanding of indigenous cosmology, ontology, and religion.
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- Q: What is the main focus of 'All My Relatives' by David C. Posthumus? A: The book offers a revisionist history of the Lakotas' religion and culture, exploring key insights from the 'ontological turn' and presenting a new animist framework for understanding traditional Lakota beliefs.
- Q: What are the key themes discussed in this book? A: Key themes include Lakota animism, personhood of nonhumans, traditional mythology, and the relationship between spirituality and the physical world.
- Q: How many pages does 'All My Relatives' contain? A: The book contains 294 pages.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: The book is available in hardcover binding.
- Q: Who is the author of 'All My Relatives'? A: The author of the book is David C. Posthumus.
- Q: When was 'All My Relatives' published? A: The book was published on July 1, 2018.
- Q: Is there an illustrated edition of this book? A: Yes, 'All My Relatives' is available in an illustrated edition.
- Q: What condition is the book in? A: The book is in new condition.
- Q: What category does this book fall under? A: The book falls under the Native American category.
- Q: What insights does the book provide about indigenous cosmology? A: The book offers new insights into traditional Lakota culture, enhancing understanding of indigenous cosmology, ontology, and religion.