tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247781258101756813.post8558869135202825020..comments2024-02-29T11:09:54.389-08:00Comments on Dustbin Epitaph: Eurocentric Interpretations of Native-American TortureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2247781258101756813.post-23119547669238299212012-04-05T23:45:06.425-07:002012-04-05T23:45:06.425-07:00This reminds me of Michel de Montaigne's "...This reminds me of Michel de Montaigne's "Of Cannibals" (1580). He also contrasted European atrocities with those committed by Natives. He concluded that really the Europeans were the barbarians as they had alienated themselves that far from nature and the simple life. Native rituals and practices should not be judged against European standards of morality and ethics. Although Montaigne went somewhat further and perhaps provided an early image of the 'noble savage', he nonetheless made the case for understanding Native practices in their own right. I wonder if Miller talks about Montaigne at all?Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663416426585199011noreply@blogger.com