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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| 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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| spelling | doaj.art-f3808c9a49b1469a87872280a5aa35442025-03-05T10:31:07ZengCentre de Recherches sur les Mondes AméricainsNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos1626-02522015-12-0110.4000/nuevomundo.68700Louise Sighouin, « morte en odeur de sainteté ». Retour ethnohistorique sur la vie d’une sainte Coeur d’Alene (Idaho, États-Unis)Matthieu CharleThis 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.https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/68700ethnohistoiremessianismeAmérique du NordCoeur d'Alenesainte |
| spellingShingle | Matthieu Charle Louise Sighouin, « morte en odeur de sainteté ». Retour ethnohistorique sur la vie d’une sainte Coeur d’Alene (Idaho, États-Unis) Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos ethnohistoire messianisme Amérique du Nord Coeur d'Alene sainte |
| title | 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) |
| title_full_unstemmed | 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_sort | louise sighouin morte en odeur de saintete retour ethnohistorique sur la vie d une sainte coeur d alene idaho etats unis |
| topic | ethnohistoire messianisme Amérique du Nord Coeur d'Alene sainte |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/68700 |
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