Traditional Ojibwa Religion and Its Historical Changes
Author | : Christopher Vecsey |
Publisher | : American Philosophical Society |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1983 |
ISBN-10 | : 0871691523 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780871691521 |
Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Describes & analyzes traditional Ojibwa religion (TOR) & the changes it has undergone through the last three centuries. Emphasizes the influence of Christian missions (CM) to the Ojibwas in effecting religious changes, & examines the concomitant changes in Ojibwa culture & environment through the historical period. Contents: Review of Sources; Criteria for Determining what was TOR; Ojibwa History; CM to the Ojibwas; Ojibwa Responses to CM; The Ojibwa Person, Living & Dead; The Manitos; Nanabozho & the Creation Myth; Ojibwa Relations with the Manitos; Puberty Fasting & Visions; Disease, Health, & Medicine; Religious Leadership; Midewiwin; Diverse Religious Movements; & The Loss of TOR. Maps & charts.