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The Island of the Anishnaabeg: Thunderers and Water Monsters in the Traditional Ojibwe Life-World
Theresa S. Smith
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Description for The Island of the Anishnaabeg: Thunderers and Water Monsters in the Traditional Ojibwe Life-World
Paperback. A nuanced look at traditional Ojibwe religion and its structure, interpretation, and revival. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 illustrations, 3 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
In this study, Theresa S. Smith explores the lived experience of the contemporary Ojibwes (or Anishnaabeg) amid the remarkable revival of both belief in and practice of the Ojibwe religion. Scholars have contended that traditional Ojibwe religion was gradually lost during the three centuries following Euro-American contact. And yet even though traditional religion no longer exists as a plausibility structure for a hunting-gathering culture, historic and contemporary accounts and a revival in the arts attest to the changing and vital nature of Ojibwe religion. The Island of the Anishnaabeg is a nuanced look at traditional Ojibwe religion and its structure, ... Read more
In this study, Theresa S. Smith explores the lived experience of the contemporary Ojibwes (or Anishnaabeg) amid the remarkable revival of both belief in and practice of the Ojibwe religion. Scholars have contended that traditional Ojibwe religion was gradually lost during the three centuries following Euro-American contact. And yet even though traditional religion no longer exists as a plausibility structure for a hunting-gathering culture, historic and contemporary accounts and a revival in the arts attest to the changing and vital nature of Ojibwe religion. The Island of the Anishnaabeg is a nuanced look at traditional Ojibwe religion and its structure, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803238329
SKU
V9780803238329
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About Theresa S. Smith
Theresa S. Smith is a professor of religious studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Reviews for The Island of the Anishnaabeg: Thunderers and Water Monsters in the Traditional Ojibwe Life-World
“[Smith] provides valuable primary sources in contemporary religious thought and interestingly synthesizes much past material in the light of the present. Appropriate for cross-cultural theology and philosophy courses as well as Native American studies, mythology, religious revitalization, and hermeneutics.”—R. A. Bucko, Choice “The Island of the Anishnaabeg is excellent scholarship, empathetic interpretation, and engaging. [Smith’s] book is enhanced by a ... Read more