Louise Sighouin, « morte en odeur de sainteté ». Retour ethnohistorique sur la vie d’une sainte Coeur d’Alene (Idaho, États-Unis)

This essay analyzes the figure of Louise Sighouin, a Coeur d’Alene Indian woman from the 19th century in the light of the tribe’s ethnography and history, as depicted by the Jesuit Father Pierre-Jean Desmet. Desmet and Sighouin met at a very crucial time when the tribe was recuperating from a violen...

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Autor principal:	Matthieu Charle
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Publicado:	Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains 2015
Materias:	Amérique du Nord Coeur d'Alene sainte messianisme ethnohistoire Anthropology GN1-890 Latin America. Spanish America F1201-3799
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:66ec6158cbce42ba997246c1ede148372021-12-02T10:29:55ZLouise Sighouin, « morte en odeur de sainteté ». Retour ethnohistorique sur la vie d’une sainte Coeur d’Alene (Idaho, États-Unis)1626-025210.4000/nuevomundo.68700https://doaj.org/article/66ec6158cbce42ba997246c1ede148372015-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/68700https://doaj.org/toc/1626-0252This essay analyzes the figure of Louise Sighouin, a Coeur d’Alene Indian woman from the 19th century in the light of the tribe’s ethnography and history, as depicted by the Jesuit Father Pierre-Jean Desmet. Desmet and Sighouin met at a very crucial time when the tribe was recuperating from a violent epidemic that had ravaged the community and triggered the resurgence of a prophetic movement, traditional to this area. In this context, Sighouin’s position, as the daughter and granddaughter of a prophet, is instrumental in the analysis of her behavior. Her devotion and her desire to acquire the qualities of a Christian saint should not only be viewed from the perspective of missionaries, but also as a superposition of traditional religious elements, redeployed around the acquisition of a new power. It is possible to superpose the image of an elder, a mother and a grandmother on that of a saint as it is portrayed in the classical Christian imagery, but Sighouin’s devotion was probably aimed more at the well-being of her community than that of divine grace.Matthieu CharleCentre de Recherches sur les Mondes AméricainsarticleAmérique du NordCoeur d'AlenesaintemessianismeethnohistoireAnthropologyGN1-890Latin America. Spanish AmericaF1201-3799ENFRPTNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos (2015)
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description	This essay analyzes the figure of Louise Sighouin, a Coeur d’Alene Indian woman from the 19th century in the light of the tribe’s ethnography and history, as depicted by the Jesuit Father Pierre-Jean Desmet. Desmet and Sighouin met at a very crucial time when the tribe was recuperating from a violent epidemic that had ravaged the community and triggered the resurgence of a prophetic movement, traditional to this area. In this context, Sighouin’s position, as the daughter and granddaughter of a prophet, is instrumental in the analysis of her behavior. Her devotion and her desire to acquire the qualities of a Christian saint should not only be viewed from the perspective of missionaries, but also as a superposition of traditional religious elements, redeployed around the acquisition of a new power. It is possible to superpose the image of an elder, a mother and a grandmother on that of a saint as it is portrayed in the classical Christian imagery, but Sighouin’s devotion was probably aimed more at the well-being of her community than that of divine grace.
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title	Louise Sighouin, « morte en odeur de sainteté ». Retour ethnohistorique sur la vie d’une sainte Coeur d’Alene (Idaho, États-Unis)
title_short	Louise Sighouin, « morte en odeur de sainteté ». Retour ethnohistorique sur la vie d’une sainte Coeur d’Alene (Idaho, États-Unis)
title_full	Louise Sighouin, « morte en odeur de sainteté ». Retour ethnohistorique sur la vie d’une sainte Coeur d’Alene (Idaho, États-Unis)
title_fullStr	Louise Sighouin, « morte en odeur de sainteté ». Retour ethnohistorique sur la vie d’une sainte Coeur d’Alene (Idaho, États-Unis)
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Louise Sighouin, « morte en odeur de sainteté ». Retour ethnohistorique sur la vie d’une sainte Coeur d’Alene (Idaho, États-Unis)

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