The Specter of the Indian : Race, Gender, and Ghosts in American Seances, 1848-1890 [1 ed.] 9781438466101, 9781438466095

The Specter of the Indian unveils the centrality of Native American spirit guides during the emergent years of American

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The Specter of the Indian : Race, Gender, and Ghosts in American Seances, 1848-1890 [1 ed.]
9781438466101, 9781438466095

Although spectral Indians appear with startling frequency in US literary works, until now the implications of describing

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Every community, tribe, and sub-community in India has its own ghosts. For centuries, the spirit world has captured the

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