| Ritual Ground |
| Acknowledgments |
| Chapter 1 Hearts and Minds |
| • | Frontiers, Alienation, and the Alien |
| • | Bent's Old Fort and the Cultural Landscape of the Southwestern Plains |
| • | Beyond History: Cultural Dynamics and the Human Past |
| • | Culture and Identity: The Formation of New Worlds |
| Chapter 2 Realms of Meaning |
| Chapter 3 Nostalgia for Paradise |
| Chapter 4 Castle on the Plains |
| Chapter 5 Ritual Trade |
| Chapter 6 Bent's Old Fort as the New World |
| Chapter 7 Circuits of Power |
| Chapter 8 Victory and Defeat |
| Epilogue Modern Ritual at Bent's Old Fort |
| Notes |
| Index |