| Thomas Crosby and the Tsimshian: Small Shoes for Feet Too Large Contributor(s): Bolt, Clarence R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774804300 ISBN-13: 9780774804301 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $43.51 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Methodist - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Religion | Christian Ministry - Missions |
| Dewey: 306 |
| LCCN: 93111487 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.42" W x 9.22" (0.88 lbs) 170 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Thomas Crobsy and the Tsimshian: Small Shoes for Feet Too Large, Clarence Bolt demonstrates that the Indians were conscious participants in the acculturation and conversion process - as long as this met their goals - and not merely passive receivers of the blessings as typically reported by the missionaries. In order to understand the complexities of Indian-European contact, Bolt argues, one must look at the reasons for the Indians' behaviour as well as those of the Europeans. He points out that the Indians actively influenced the manner in which their relationships with the white population developed, often resulting in a complex interaction in which the values of both groups rubbed off on each other. |