The Indian Great Awakening Analysis
The Indian Great Awakening is a book written by Linford D. Fisher that analyses and discuss the extent in which the evangelical movement affected the Native American population.
The Great Awakening was a revival movement that spread through America in the early 18th century, which aim was basically to convert the Indians; however Fisher’s main point and therefore thesis is that the word conversion does not describe the situation at its fullest. It has some Eurocentric connotations related to it. It rather was a religious affiliation or engagement. The Native American associated with the colonists in hope of gaining land rights, social equality, education for their children and themselves and, material goods. They mostly grew closer to the
The Great Awakening was a revival movement that spread through America in the early 18th century, which aim was basically to convert the Indians; however Fisher’s main point and therefore thesis is that the word conversion does not describe the situation at its fullest. It has some Eurocentric connotations related to it. It rather was a religious affiliation or engagement. The Native American associated with the colonists in hope of gaining land rights, social equality, education for their children and themselves and, material goods. They mostly grew closer to the