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- From: irwinke@storm.CS.ORST.EDU (Keith Irwin)
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- Subject: Cultural Appropriation and the New Age
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- Date: 22 Dec 92 05:32:50 GMT
- Organization: Computer Science Department, Oregon State University
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- I'm new to this internet thing and thought I'd post a few questions for
- general discussion, just to test the water, so to speak.
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- I'm interested in books having to do with cultural appropriation. Here are
- the kinds of questions I'm interested in, specifically, but anything along
- these lines would be helpful.
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- I'd like to know what people think about New Agers (ie, Europeans and
- Euroamericans) appropriating the spirituality of various indiginous and
- small scale cultures.
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- What are some of the ethical issues involved?
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- What does this sort of New Age appropriation say about members of the
- "dominant" culture?
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- What kind of effect might it have on the cultures being appropriated from?
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- Would you say that the New Age in its various manifestations,
- especially in regard to this issue of spiritual appropriation, fits
- within the framework of AFC Wallace's revitalization movement theory?
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- Thanks,
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- Mary Smith-Nolan
- Department of Anthropology
- Oregon State University
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