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Songs of Power and Prayer in the Columbia Plateau: The Jesuit, the Medicine Man, and the Indian Hymn Singer
Chad S. Hamill
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Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVA; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 299.
Songs of Power and Prayer in the Columbia Plateau explores the role of song as a transformative force in the twentieth century, tracing a cultural, spiritual, and musical encounter that upended notions of indigeneity and the rules of engagement for Indians and priests in the Columbia Plateau. In Chad Hamill's narrative, a Jesuit and his two Indian "grandfathers" - one a medicine man, the other a hymn singer - engage in a collective search for the sacred. The priest becomes a student of the medicine man. The medicine man becomes a Catholic. The Indian hymn singer brings indigenous songs to ... Read more
Songs of Power and Prayer in the Columbia Plateau explores the role of song as a transformative force in the twentieth century, tracing a cultural, spiritual, and musical encounter that upended notions of indigeneity and the rules of engagement for Indians and priests in the Columbia Plateau. In Chad Hamill's narrative, a Jesuit and his two Indian "grandfathers" - one a medicine man, the other a hymn singer - engage in a collective search for the sacred. The priest becomes a student of the medicine man. The medicine man becomes a Catholic. The Indian hymn singer brings indigenous songs to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Corvallis, OR, United States
ISBN
9780870716751
SKU
V9780870716751
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99-15
About Chad S. Hamill
Chad S. Hamill is an assistant professor of ethnomusicology at Northern Arizona University, where he serves as Co-Chair for the Commission for Native Americans. Of Spokane and non-Indian descent, he has also served as Associate Director of the Plateau Center of American Indian Studies at Washington State University.
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