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pp. 489, “Long known as the Cannibal Dance, the Hamat sa is among the most important hereditary prerogatives of the Kwakwa ka wakw of British Columbia. Drawing on published texts, extensive archival research, and fieldwork, Writing the Hamat sa offers a critical survey of attempts to record, interpret, and prohibit the ceremony. Such textual mediation and Indigenous response over four centures helped transform the Hamat sa from a set of specific practices. into a generalized cultural icon. This meticulous work illuminates how Indigenous people contribute to, contest, and repurpose texts in the process of fashioning modern identities under settler colonialism. “
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| ISBN | 0774863781 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780774863773 | |
| Number of pages | 489 | |
| Original Title | Writing the Hamat'sa: Ethnography, Colonialism, and the Cannibal Dance | |
| Published Date | 2021 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | No dustjacket | |
| Binding | Paperback | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | UBC Press | |
| Edition | First paperback edition | |
| Category: | Native Studies | |
| Author: | Aaron Glass | |
| Publisher: | UBC Press |
pp. 489, “Long known as the Cannibal Dance, the Hamat sa is among the most important hereditary prerogatives of the Kwakwa ka wakw of British Columbia. Drawing on published texts, extensive archival research, and fieldwork, Writing the Hamat sa offers a critical survey of attempts to record, interpret, and prohibit the ceremony. Such textual mediation and Indigenous response over four centures helped transform the Hamat sa from a set of specific practices. into a generalized cultural icon. This meticulous work illuminates how Indigenous people contribute to, contest, and repurpose texts in the process of fashioning modern identities under settler colonialism. “
| Weight | 1 kg |
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