The Resource "For the good of their souls" : performing Christianity in eighteenth-century Mohawk country, William B. Hart
"For the good of their souls" : performing Christianity in eighteenth-century Mohawk country, William B. Hart
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- Summary
- "In 1712, the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts opened their mission near present-day Albany, New York, and began baptizing residents of the nearby Mohawk village Tiononderoge, the easternmost nation of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy. Within three years, about one-fifth of the Mohawks in the area began attending services. They even adapted versions of the service for use in private spaces, which potentially opened a door to an imagined faith community with the Protestants. Using the lens of performance theory to explain the ways in which the Mohawks considered converting and participating in Christian rituals, historian William B. Hart contends that Mohawks who prayed, sang hymns, submitted to baptism, took communion, and acquired literacy did so to protect their nation's sovereignty, fulfill their responsibility of reciprocity, serve their communities, and reinvent themselves. Performing Christianity was a means of "survivance," a strategy for sustaining Mohawk life and culture on their terms in a changing world"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 284 pages
- Isbn
- 9781625344953
- Label
- "For the good of their souls" : performing Christianity in eighteenth-century Mohawk country
- Title
- "For the good of their souls"
- Title remainder
- performing Christianity in eighteenth-century Mohawk country
- Statement of responsibility
- William B. Hart
- Subject
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- Missions -- New York (State) -- History -- 18th century
- Missions -- New York (State) -- History -- 18th century
- Mohawk Indians -- New York (State) -- Religion
- Mohawk Indians -- New York (State) -- Religion
- Mohawk Indians -- Religion
- New York (State)
- New York (State) -- Church history -- 18th century
- New York (State) -- Church history -- 18th century
- 1700-1799
- Church history
- History
- Missions
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In 1712, the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts opened their mission near present-day Albany, New York, and began baptizing residents of the nearby Mohawk village Tiononderoge, the easternmost nation of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy. Within three years, about one-fifth of the Mohawks in the area began attending services. They even adapted versions of the service for use in private spaces, which potentially opened a door to an imagined faith community with the Protestants. Using the lens of performance theory to explain the ways in which the Mohawks considered converting and participating in Christian rituals, historian William B. Hart contends that Mohawks who prayed, sang hymns, submitted to baptism, took communion, and acquired literacy did so to protect their nation's sovereignty, fulfill their responsibility of reciprocity, serve their communities, and reinvent themselves. Performing Christianity was a means of "survivance," a strategy for sustaining Mohawk life and culture on their terms in a changing world"--
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- Hart, William B.,
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Native Americans of the Northeast
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- Mohawk Indians
- Missions
- New York (State)
- Missions
- Mohawk Indians
- New York (State)
- Label
- "For the good of their souls" : performing Christianity in eighteenth-century Mohawk country, William B. Hart
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- volume
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1129167854
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xi, 284 pages
- Isbn
- 9781625344953
- Lccn
- 2019044406
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1129167854
- Label
- "For the good of their souls" : performing Christianity in eighteenth-century Mohawk country, William B. Hart
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1129167854
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xi, 284 pages
- Isbn
- 9781625344953
- Lccn
- 2019044406
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1129167854
Subject
- Missions -- New York (State) -- History -- 18th century
- Missions -- New York (State) -- History -- 18th century
- Mohawk Indians -- New York (State) -- Religion
- Mohawk Indians -- New York (State) -- Religion
- Mohawk Indians -- Religion
- New York (State)
- New York (State) -- Church history -- 18th century
- New York (State) -- Church history -- 18th century
- 1700-1799
- Church history
- History
- Missions
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