Gina Macdonald, Andrew F. Macdonald

Shaman or Sherlock? (eBook, PDF)

The Native American Detective

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Fictional depictions of Native American concepts of justice, crime, and the investigation of crime are explored in this original work. Shaman or Sherlock explores depictions created by Native American authors themselves, as well as those created by outsiders with mainstream agendas. The most successful of these writers fuse authentic Native American culture with standard genre conventions, thus providing an appealing, empathetic view of little-understood or underappreciated groups, as well as insight into issues of cross-cultural communication. Dealing with such significant concepts as acculturation, regional diversity, and assimilation, this unique study evaluates over 200 detective stories.

Though the crime novel began in Europe as a manifestation of Enlightenment rationality and scientific methodology, the Native American detective story moves into the realm of the spiritual and intuitive, often incorporating depictions of non-material phenomena. Shaman or Sherlock? explores how geographical and tribal differences, degrees of assimilation, and the evolution of age-old cultural patterns shape the Native American detective story.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2001
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313075063
• Artikelnr.: 69046808

Autorenporträt

GINA MACDONALD is Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Loyola University in New Orleans. She is the author of James Clavell: A Critical Companion (Greenwood, 1996), and has published well over a hundred articles in periodicals and books on popular fiction, detective fiction, and popular culture. She is also coauthor of a text for bilingual students of writing and a freshman composition text.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Two Ways of Knowing: Mainstream and Native American Native
American Crime and Detection Novels: Earth and Spirit Power The
Southwestern Detective Story: A Reflection of the Land The Southwestern
Detective: Shaman or Sherlock? Shamans and Sherlocks: Unraveling Crime in
the Mountains and on the Plains The Northwest: Shamanistic Horror Infuses
Eerie Rain Forests Alaska and the Canadian Northwest Territories:
Wilderness Challenges and Human Limitations The East Coast and Great Lakes
Nations: Modern Reincarnations of Past Glory Conclusion: The "Indian" in
Detective Fiction-- Present Realities and Future Directions Bibliography
Index