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Early American studies

ISSN 1543-4273

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Le Jeune Dreams of Moose: Altered States among the Montagnais in the Jesuit Relations of 1634

Early American studies January 25, 2015 Drew Lopenzina 1 citation

This article explores ruptures of colonial representation in the 1634 contribution of Paul Le Jeune to the Jesuit Relations , particularly in regard to Le Jeune’s intense antipathy to the faith Native Americans placed in dreams and dream interpretation. Native peoples had highly ritualized frameworks for interpreting dreams that stood in stark opposition to the expressed evangelical agendas of...