http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).49
10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).49
Published : Jun 2
North American Aboriginal Philosophy of History: A Historical Thick Interpretation of Deloria's God Is Red
Native American history, for its ceremonial/cyclic time sequence, is often seen as a part of Native American mythology. Regarding civilization, Euro-American historians compare it with Reason, and hence, undermine the view of Native American history as the factual assessment of the aboriginal world. Deriving methodical approaches from the insights of Norman K. Denzin, this article aims to explore within the domain of Native American non-literary writings the nature of Native American history. The analysis of the methodical connection between historical thick interpretation and its praxis in Native American historiography illustrates the dynamics of Native American philosophy of history disregarded by Eurocentrism. This analysis employs critical techniques anchored in the historical thick inscription proposed by Denzin to understand the philosophy of Native American history Vine Deloria Jr. represents in God Is Red concerning modern historiographical modes.
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Historical Thick Interpretation, Historiography, History, Native American Literature, Philosophy
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(1) Qasim Shafiq
PhD Candidate, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Sahar Javaid
Lecturer in English, Department of English, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Sadia Waheed
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government College Women University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Shafiq, Q., Javaid, S., & Waheed, S. (2020). North American Aboriginal Philosophy of History: A Historical Thick Interpretation of Deloria's God Is Red. Global Social Sciences Review, V(II), 516-522. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).49
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CHICAGO : Shafiq, Qasim, Sahar Javaid, and Sadia Waheed. 2020. "North American Aboriginal Philosophy of History: A Historical Thick Interpretation of Deloria's God Is Red." Global Social Sciences Review, V (II): 516-522 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).49
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HARVARD : SHAFIQ, Q., JAVAID, S. & WAHEED, S. 2020. North American Aboriginal Philosophy of History: A Historical Thick Interpretation of Deloria's God Is Red. Global Social Sciences Review, V, 516-522.
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MHRA : Shafiq, Qasim, Sahar Javaid, and Sadia Waheed. 2020. "North American Aboriginal Philosophy of History: A Historical Thick Interpretation of Deloria's God Is Red." Global Social Sciences Review, V: 516-522
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MLA : Shafiq, Qasim, Sahar Javaid, and Sadia Waheed. "North American Aboriginal Philosophy of History: A Historical Thick Interpretation of Deloria's God Is Red." Global Social Sciences Review, V.II (2020): 516-522 Print.
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OXFORD : Shafiq, Qasim, Javaid, Sahar, and Waheed, Sadia (2020), "North American Aboriginal Philosophy of History: A Historical Thick Interpretation of Deloria's God Is Red", Global Social Sciences Review, V (II), 516-522
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TURABIAN : Shafiq, Qasim, Sahar Javaid, and Sadia Waheed. "North American Aboriginal Philosophy of History: A Historical Thick Interpretation of Deloria's God Is Red." Global Social Sciences Review V, no. II (2020): 516-522. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).49