Occom, Samson
1723
New London, Connecticut
1792
Stockbridge, New York
Mohegan preacher, diarist, and hymn lyricist
Portrait: Samson Occum. Reproduced by permission of Archive Photos, Inc.
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Samson Occom's A Sermon Preached at the Execution of Moses Paul, an Indian (1772) and A Choice Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs: Intended for the Edification of Sincere Christians, of All Denom...
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In the following essay, Brain offers a survey of Occom's career.
Samson Occom, the foremost Christian Indian of New England, was one of the best-known and most eloquent preachers of his day. Un...
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Blodgett is the author of the first comprehensive biography of Occom. In the following excerpt from that work, he offers a summation of the missionary's life and work, declaring that Occom ...
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In the essay below, Peyer characterizes Occom as “the ‘father’ of modern Native American literature.”
Native American scholarship began early in the 17th century—alm...
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In the following excerpt, Murray argues that the deferential tone in Occom's letters addressed to whites is a rhetorical tactic that allows him to mount criticisms of the whites.
The difficulti...
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In the following excerpt, Brown Ruoff explores Occom's Sermon in the context of the genre of the “execution sermon.”
I. Background
Occom (1723-92) was raised as a traditional Mohe...
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In the essay below, Elliott analyzes Occom's discourse in his correspondence, Sermon, and other writings, contending that the rhetorical strategies he employs reflect his precarious position be...
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In the following essay, Szasz investigates Occom's position as a cultural mediator between Anglo-Americans and Native Americans.
The traveler bound along the turnpike road to New London, Connec...
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In the following essay, Peyer surveys Occom's complete body of work, stressing the “vision of a New England Christian Indian ‘Body Politick’” expressed throughout hi...
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Occom, Samson
Samson Occom
