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Revitalization movements can be defined as an organized attempt by a culture to create a more satisfying culture, often molded after preexisting modes of living. Nativistic, Revitalistic, Utopian, messianic, and millenariun are all forms of revitalization movements. Anthropologist Anthony Wallace is given credit for coining the term.
Generally, these movements are a cultures response to excessive stress or poor living conditions. They can also be political or religious in nature, or the result of a less than good standard of living or opression. The Ghost Dance of the Native Americans can be seen as a revitalization movement, in an attempt by the Native Americans to restore their old ways, free themselves from the white man's opression, and regain the prosperity of old. Christianity, too was a revitalization movement.