The specter of the Indian :

Troy, Kathryn, 1984-

The specter of the Indian : race, gender, and ghosts in American séances, 1848-1890 / Kathryn Troy. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Uncanny Indians -- Chief spirit : the appearance of Black hawk as a case study -- Spirit council : the mission of dead chiefs -- Spectral romance : sympathy for Indian maidens -- Race and reform among spiritualists.

9781438466101 1438466102

2017019430


1800-1899


Indians of North America--Religion.
Seances--History--United States--19th century.
Spiritualism--History--United States--19th century.
Indians of North America--Religion.
Seances.
Spiritualism.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / Paganism & Neo-Paganism
RELIGION / Comparative Religion


United States.


History.
Electronic books.

E98.R3

299.7