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Williams states that the Native Americans are heathens and they dress with a "two-fold nakednesse" like "their and our first Parents." Is this to say that he believes that they share the same ancestry, meaning Adam and Eve? And if so, how can it be that he believes some are created lesser than other when they share the same ancestry? I also think it is an interesting aside that he likens their polytheistic religion to the Catholic Saints, which gives the Native American a more human-like comparison. -- Taja L. Winston | Williams states that the Native Americans are heathens and they dress with a "two-fold nakednesse" like "their and our first Parents." Is this to say that he believes that they share the same ancestry, meaning Adam and Eve? And if so, how can it be that he believes some are created lesser than other when they share the same ancestry? I also think it is an interesting aside that he likens their polytheistic religion to the Catholic Saints, which gives the Native American a more human-like comparison. -- Taja L. Winston | ||
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| + | Like several others have commented, I was also wondering why Roger Williams was banished? He has a very unconventional yet positve view of the Native Americans. In many other European accounts of the Native Americans they are described as either violent or unintelligent. So, it is very refreshing to see Williams describe them for who they really are and show them in such a positive light. -Iris Onks | ||
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