Title: Rousing a Curiosity in Hewitt's Iroquois Cosmologies.
Authors: White, Kevin J.
Abstract: An essay is presented on scholar John Napoleon Brinton Hewitt's interpretation of Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) cosmologies. According to the author, Hewitt's scholarship demonstrates distinctive cultural interpretations of the Earth's creation, while other scholars such as William Fenton have reduced these accounts into a single narrative. It is suggested that Hewitt's accounts also contain Haudenosaunee philosophies and epistemologies from which scholars could benefit.
Subjects: IROQUOIS mythology; HEWITT, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937; NATIVE American cosmology; FENTON, William; NATIVE American philosophy
Publication: Wicazo Sa Review, 2013, Vol 28, Issue 2, p87
ISSN: 0749-6427
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.5749/wicazosareview.28.2.0087

Rousing a Curiosity in Hewitt's Iroquois Cosmologies.

White, Kevin J.