Jamake Highwater | Criticism

This literature criticism consists of approximately 1 page of analysis & critique of Jamake Highwater.

Jamake Highwater | Criticism

This literature criticism consists of approximately 1 page of analysis & critique of Jamake Highwater.
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Like many current books about native Americans, there is a contradiction inherent in [Ritual of the Wind: North American Indian Ceremonies, Music, and Dances]. The photographs, gorgeous and exotic, beckon us, while the text, clumsy and overwritten, warns us constantly that we are invaders and besmirchers of the sacred. Of course, historically, this has been true, but if the sense of violation is so great, one wonders why a book about Indian ceremonialism, aimed primarily at a non-Indian audience, is attempted at all. The book is an eclectic mix, with bits and pieces from many cultures, and that is its strongest point. (p. 102)

Judith McPheron, in Library Journal (reprinted from Library Journal, January 1, 1978; published by R. R. Bowker Co. (a Xerox company); copyright © 1978 by Xerox Corporation), January 1, 1978.

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