In The Ghost Dance, Alice Kehoe discusses how Wovoka was able to address the social, cultural, political, and economic conditions that gave rise to this (NRM) New Religious Movement near the turn of the twentieth century.

In The Ghost Dance, Alice Kehoe discusses how Wovoka was able to address the social, cultural, political, and economic conditions that gave rise to this (NRM) New Religious Movement (especially in Paiute and Lakota culture) near the turn of the twentieth century. Discuss Wovoka as a charismatic prophet; how might we best understand his personal appeal and the appeal of his message in the context of late nineteenth century Paiute society? Compare Wovoka with another of the prophets we’ve examined in ANTH 166 (you may choose which). How are the two individuals similar and different from each other? How were the communities and contexts in which they innovated religious ideas and activities similar and different? Please illustrate your answer with examples from class lectures, film, Alice Kehoe’s The Ghost Dance, and any readings that consider the second prophet you’ve decided to write about).

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1. Always use/cite at least SOME anthropology written within the last 25 years (3 or 4 sources from peer-reviewed journals).
2. Always include PAGE #s!!! (usually bottom at right, or bottom in center)
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6. Always spell the anthropologist’s last name correctly! It IS important if you write “Brown” when you mean “Radcliffe-Brown” or “Pritchard” when you mean “Evans-Pritchard.” I will definitely ding you for not getting these simple things right…if you’re uncertain, look it up or ask me, but DO NOT GUESS! If you write “Malanowsky” when you mean “Malinowski,” bad things will happen!7. Last, but definitely not least, ALWAYS do a proofread and spell-check! If possible, have someone else do the proofread…I don’t ever want to see you mix up “there,” “their,” and “they’re” or “to,” “two,” and “too,” – both of which I see botched far too frequently.

Kehoe, Alice Beck (2006). The Ghost Dance: Ethnohistory & Revitalization, second edition. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press.