A Discourse on the religion of the Indian tribes of North America : delivered before the New-York Historical Society, December 20, 1819

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Database ID24715
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections
Fonds/CollectionShortt Library of Canadiana
SeriesE
File/Item ReferenceE-98.R3J3
Date of creation1820
Physical description/extent1 book; 111 pages
Number of images112
Scope and contentNote: Spine title: Religion of the N.A. Indian Jarvis' discourse begins with an assertion that North American indigenous peoples' religion has been degraded or dismissed by western thinkers. He then goes on to make observations regarding the spiritual idealogies and practices of, primarily, the Iroquois and the Chipewyan and place them into a Christian framework.
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TypePublished
Primary MediaTextual documents
Specific document typesBooks
Provenance Access PointUniversity of Saskatchewan Library. Shortt Library of Canadiana
Treaty boundariesInternational
Cultural regionInternational
NamesJarvis, Samuel F. (Samuel Farmar)
SubjectCulture -- Folklore
Culture -- Spirituality
Culture -- Language
Culture -- Literature/ Storytelling
External representations -- Literature
Mohawk Language
Delaware Language
Onondaga Language
Date Range(s)1820-1839
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