GHOST DANCE

central ritual of the messianic religion instituted in the late 19th cent. by a Paiute named Wovoka. The religion prophesied the peaceful end of the westward expansion of whites and a return of the land to the Native Americans. The ritual lasted five successive days, being danced each night and on the last night continued until morning. Hypnotic trances and shaking accompanied this ceremony, which was supposed to be repeated every six weeks. The dance originated among the Paiute c.1870; later, other Native Americans sent delegates to Wovoka to learn his teachings and ritual. In a remarkably short time the religion spread to most of the Western Native Americans. The ghost dance is chiefly significant because it was a central feature among the Sioux just prior to the massacre of hundreds of Sioux at Wounded Knee, S.Dak., in 1890. The Sioux, wearing shirts called ghost shirts, believed they would be protected from the soldiers' bullets.

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books on: Ghost Dance  - 2201 results

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The Ghost-Dance Religion and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890
Book by James Mooney; University of Nebraska Press, 1991
Subjects: Dakota Indians--Wars, 1890-1891, Ghost Dance
...outbreak 893 PAPAGO, absence of ghost dance among 805 PAPITSlNIMA, Comanche...NATEKA, a Comanche band 1045 --, ghost dance among the 901 --, migration of...messiah 660 PHISTER, N. P., on ghost-dance doctrine 784 --, on Wovokas father...
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The 1870 Ghost Dance
Book by Cora Du Bois; University of Nebraska Press, 2007
Subjects: California--Social Life And Customs, Indian Dance--North America, Indians Of North America--California--Rites And Ceremonies, Nativistic Movements--California
...summarize: Prior to the Ghost Dance, gatherings were...introduced, the Dream dance was used as a ve- hicle...have acquired the Dream dance for the first time...Alsea and Yahatc, Dream dances were either introduced...ones dreams; (3) dances held in dwellings...were probably pre-Ghost Dance. Additional new features...
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Miss Julie and Other Plays
Includes: The Father; Miss Julie; The Dance of Death I; A Dream Play; The Ghost Sonata
Book by August Strindberg, Michael Robinson; Oxford University Press, 1998
Subjects: Strindberg, August--1849-1912--Translations Into English
...introduction by Michael Robinson. Oxford worlds classics Contents: The father--Miss Julie--The dance of death--A dream play--The ghost sonata. 1. Strindberg, August, 1849-1912--Translations into English. I. Robinson Michael...
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Texas Ghost Stories: Fifty Favorites for the Telling
Book by Tim Tingle, Doc Moore; Texas Tech University Press, 2004
Subjects: Ghosts--Texas
...parody. But those that contain ghosts or monsters and real terror are intractable. They remain ghost stories whether laced with...breakfast is without a resident ghost. Such a resident might not...a ride, might merely be a ghost simply trying to return home, or desiring to attend a prom dance having been previously cut...
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Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories
Book by M. R. James, Michael Cox; Oxford University Press, 1999
Subjects: Ghost Stories, English
...of John the Baptist, in which she interpreted the dance of Salome as the dance of the daimon of the New Year with the head of the...35 (1910), 449 60, subtitled Materials for a Ghost Story; reprinted in MGSA (1911). MS: sold at...
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"We Will Speak and Bear Witness": Storytelling as Testimony and Healing in 'Ghost Dance
Journal article by Louise Desalvo; The Review of Contemporary Fiction, Vol. 17, 1997
Subjects: Ghost Dance (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Maso, Carole--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Mothers and daughters--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Storytelling--Portrayals, depictions, etc.
...testimony and healing in Ghost Dance. by Louise DeSalvo Virginia...disturbed by the longings of ghosts" (57). Judith Lewis...strand of meaning in Ghost Dance. Like other incest survivors...that are examined in Ghost Dance: "DES, asbestos...
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The 1870 Ghost Dance
Journal article by John H. Monnett; The Historian, Vol. 71, 2009
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The 1870 Ghost Dance (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
The 1870 Ghost Dance. by John H. Monnett The 1870 Ghost Dance. By Cora DuBois. (Lincoln, Neb.: University of...anthropology at Harvard, in 1954. DuBoiss work on the 1870 Ghost Dance movement among California tribes represents a pioneer...
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Ghost Dances and Identity: Prophetic Religion and American Indian Ethnogenesis in the Nineteenth Century
Journal article by Linda Clemmons; The Historian, Vol. 69, 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Ghost Dances and Identity: Prophetic Religion and American Indian Ethnogenesis in the Nineteenth Century (Book)--Book reviews
Ghost Dances and Identity: Prophetic Religion...by Linda Clemmons Ghost Dances and Identity: Prophetic Religion...found expression in the Ghost Dance prophesies of the late nineteenth century. As such, these dances were not "short-lived and...
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A Message from the Ghost-Dance Messiah
Journal article by James Mooney; New England Review, Vol. 18, 1997
Subjects: Ghost Dance
...produced a classic account of the Ghost-Dance religion, a revivalistic cult which...closely associated with the first Ghost-Dance movement of the 1870s. Mooney...James Mooney A Message from The Ghost-Dance Messiah The great underlying...
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Montana Ghost Dance: Essays on Land and Life
Journal article by William Wyckoff; The Geographical Review, Vol. 88, 1998
Subjects: Books--Reviews
Montana Ghost Dance: Essays on Land and Life by William Wyckoff...have too rarely practiced it. Montana Ghost Dance is an exception. It is an original...region. Perhaps most importantly, Montana Ghost Dance is written for Montanans themselves...
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In Yugoslavia, Dance Won't Give Up the Ghost
Magazine article by Milica Zajcev; Dance Magazine, Vol. 68, January 1994
Subjects: Belgrade, Yugoslavia--Art, Dance companies--Management
In Yugoslavia, dance wont give up the ghost. by Milica Zajcev BELGRADE--Though the effects of the ongoing civil war are felt everywhere in the former Yugoslavia, many...
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Ghosts AMID THE RUINS
Magazine article by Rose Eichenbaum; Dance Magazine, Vol. 75, September 2001
Subjects: Modern dance--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Neither (Dance)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Photography--Technique, Varone, Doug--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Ghosts AMID THE RUINS by ROSE EICHENBAUM...to help him give form to the ghosts within the crumbling Lower Eastside...confront our own personal ghosts. He conceived of the piece...intimacy that is rare at most dance events. The choreographed dance...
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Technology's Ghosts: Loie Fuller & the Magic Lantern
Magazine article by Jody Sperling; Dance Magazine, Vol. 81, December 2007
Subjects: Dance--Social aspects, Dancers--Technology application, Dancing--Social aspects, Fuller, Loie--Technology application, Technology--Usage
Technologys Ghosts: Loie Fuller the Magic Lantern...ethereal guise: an orchid, a ghost, or a fairy. Her iridescent...apparitions. In her signature Fire Dance, Fuller used light from a...color scroller. For Mirror Dance, mirrors created an infinite...maybe youll find Fullers ghost. Jody Sperling is a dancer...
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One True Tutu Ballerinas Pick Their Faves: A Tutu Is More Than Just a Bodice Connected to Layers of Tulle. It's an Extension of a Ballerina's Being, Capable of Mesmerizing Audiences of All Ages. A Dancer Can Be Transformed into a Swan, a Ghost, and, of Course, a Princess. Dance Magazine Asked Eight Ballerinas to Share Stories of the Tutus They Treasure
Magazine article; Dance Magazine, Vol. 82, October 2008
Subjects: Ballerinas--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Ballerinas--Clothing, Ballet dancers--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Ballet dancers--Clothing, Hodgkinson, Greta--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Hodgkinson, Greta--Clothing, Jaiani, Victoria--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Jaiani, Victoria--Clothing, Lopatkina, Uliana--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Lopatkina, Uliana--Clothing
...Transformed into a Swan, a Ghost, and, of Course, a Princess. Dance Magazine Asked Eight Ballerinas...feel restricted. Its ready to dance in. I put it on and I feel...beautiful and elegant its easier to dance. A costume can infuse a ballerina...
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`Spirits': Heady and Complex
Magazine article by Martha Ullman West; Dance Magazine, Vol. 75, September 2001
Subjects: Dancing--Reviews, Spirits (Dance)--Reviews
...accompanied by the sounds of an avalanche in which a mountaineer is pulled from his bed by the sherpas ghost and whirled above the stage in a dance of death. In both episodes the integration of the dancing body with Currys creations-a swinging rope...
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Dance of Death as Ghosts Hold on to Their Secrets; MELANIE REID Sees the Aftermath of a Disaster Which Touches Us All
Newspaper article by Melanie Reid; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), October 10, 1999
Dance of Death as Ghosts Hold on to Their Secrets; MELANIE REID Sees the Aftermath of a Disaster...among the ruins again... and start yet again to grope in the ash for ghosts.
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Be Wary of That Ghost from Roy's Rampaging Past, Joe; Bearded Wonders: Calzaghe and Jones Square Up before the Square Dance Picture: AP
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 7, 2008
Subjects: Jones, Roy
Be Wary of That Ghost from Roys Rampaging Past, Joe; Bearded...and Jones Square Up before the Square Dance Picture: AP. Byline: JEFF POWELL ACOUPLE...square ring. This Garden is filled by the ghosts of legends but it is the spectre of the...bounce back in his legs he will duck, dance and frustrate Calzaghe. It could be another...
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One Night in the City; Legend: The Power of Stevie Wonder's Voice Is Undiminished Umberto Chiummo as Jove Importunes One of Diana's Nymphs Rrrraaaaggghhh!: Richard Godwin (Far Right) Tries to Display the Correct Level of Artful Indifference as the Ghost of a Thousand Hit Their Stride at the Old Blue Last Opposite Ends: Nick Curtis Watches James Alexander McFarlane at the Castle, above, as Amelle Berrabah Pole Dances at the Forum, Right
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), October 3, 2008
Subjects: Night
...of Artful Indifference as the Ghost of a Thousand Hit Their Stride...above, as Amelle Berrabah Pole Dances at the Forum, Right. Byline...night out. KEITH DOVKANTS THE GHOST OF A THOUSAND Who: The Ghost of a Thousand. Where: The Old...
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Small Medium AT LARGE; Not Many People Are Happy to Take Their Work Home. but Jennifer Love Hewitt, Who Plays a Clairvoyant in TV's Ghost Whisperer, Loves Unwinding in the Evenings with Her Co-star and Real-Life Boyfriend Jamie Kennedy -- a Man Who Understands Her Passion for Heels Interview JANE GORDON Main Photographs PATRICK HOELCK
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 6, 2010
Subjects: Actors, Actresses, Comedians, Ghosts, Kennedy, Jamie
...more ways than one, then, Ghost Whisperer - now in its fifth...the central character in Ghost Whisperer, who is able to...shares Melindas gift of seeing ghosts) in series four has given...another reason to be grateful to Ghost Whisperer, although she insists...hot. You can sing, you can dance, youre, like, so smart and...
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Small AT Medium LARGE; Not Many People Are Happy to Take Their Work Home. but Jennifer Love Hewitt, Who Plays a Clairvoyant in TV's Ghost Whisperer, Loves Unwinding in the Evenings with Her Co-star and Real-Life Boyfriend Jamie Kennedy - a Man Who Understands Her Passion for Heels
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), January 31, 2010
Subjects: Actors, Actresses, Comedians, Ghosts, Kennedy, Jamie
...more ways than one, then, Ghost Whisperer - now in its fifth...the central character in Ghost Whisperer, who is able to...shares Melindas gift of seeing ghosts) in series four has given...another reason to be grateful to Ghost Whisperer, although she insists...hot. You can sing, you can dance, youre, like, so smart and...
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encyclopedia articles on: Ghost Dance  - 14 results

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Ghost Dance
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GHOST DANCE central ritual of the messianic religion...most of the Western Native Americans. The ghost dance is chiefly significant because it...1890. The Sioux, wearing shirts called ghost shirts, believed they would be protected...
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Dance
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...legend, or mythology; dances representing cosmic processes...and, more rarely, the dance of courtship, an invocation...success in love. The dance of religious ecstasy...America by the remarkable Ghost Dance . Native American dancing...and in Asia some of the dances are performed in a sitting...
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Wovoka
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...messianic religion sometimes called the Ghost Dance religion. Also known as Jack Wilson...which, the supposedly bulletproof ghost shirt, was to play a tragic part...The great popularity of Wovokas ghost dance waned as his prophecy failed...
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Revitalization Movement
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...class or racial exploitation. A prominent example is the Ghost Dance of Native Americans, who believed that their ritual...revivalistic, millenarian, or messianic. See J. Mooney, The Ghost Dance Religion (1965); P. Worsley, The Trumpet Shall Sound...
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Wichita , Indigenous People of North America
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...was the conical grass house, which resembled a haystack. They practiced a dance for agricultural fertility, and in the late 19th cent. they adopted the Ghost Dance . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University...
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