Memory Eternal by Sergei Kan
Combines anthropology and history, anecdote and theory to portray the encounter between the Tlingit Indians and the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska in the late 1700s and to analyze the indigenous Orthodoxy that developed over the next 200 years."This extraordinary book…is a model of historical anthropology"
* American Historical Review *“[Provides] a vivid picture of the engagements between the actors who together contributed to transforming Tlingit culture: the different Tlingit families, the Russian traders, Orthodox and Presbyterian missionaries, Russian and U.S. settlers, and Tlingit women and men.
* American Ethnologist *Sergei Kan is professor of anthropology and Native American studies at Dartmouth College.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780295993867 |
| ISBN 10 | 0295993863 |
| Title | Memory Eternal |
| Author | Sergei Kan |
| Series | Memory Eternal |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Washington Press |
| Year published | 2014-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 696 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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