| Ritual Ground |
| Acknowledgments |
| Chapter 1 Hearts and Minds |
| Chapter 2 Realms of Meaning |
| Chapter 3 Nostalgia for Paradise |
| Chapter 4 Castle on the Plains |
| Chapter 5 Ritual Trade |
| • | Sentiment and Conquest |
| • | The Meaning of Trade Goods |
| • | Poststructuralism |
| • | An Examination of Some Representative Treatments of Trade Goods |
| • | Native American Trade Goods at Bent's Old Fort |
| 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 |