Faith and Boundaries: Colonists, Christianity, and Community Among the Wampanoag Indians of Martha's Vineyard, 1600-1871 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521706957)

This book examines how the Wamapanoag Indians' adoption of Christianity and other selective borrowing from English culture contributed to Indian/English coexistence and the long-term survival of Wamapanoag communities on the island of Martha's Vineyard, even as the racial barrier between peoples grew more rigid. On an island marked by centralized English authority, missionary commitment, and an Indian majority, the Wampanoags' adaptation to English culture, especially Christianity, checked violence while safeguarding their land, community, and ironically, even customs. Yet the colonists' exploitation of Indian land and labor exposed the limits of Christian fellowship and thus hardened racial division.

Author: David J. Silverman
ISBN-10: 0521706955
ISBN-13: 9780521706957
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/11/2007
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 8.84h x 6.10w x 0.80d