Format:
xvi, 280 Seiten
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22 cm
ISBN:
9780806191164
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0806191163
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9780806130071
Content:
This interdisciplinary account of a contemporary Great Lakes Algonkian community explores how the ethical system underlying Odawa (Ottawa) myth and ritual sustains traditionalists' efforts to confront the legal and social issues threatening tribal identity. Because many Odawa are not members of federally recognized communities, anthropologist Melissa A. Pflug focuses on their struggle to overcome long-term social marginalization and achieve collective sovereignty. In profound ways, contemporary Odawa people are "walking the paths" of their ancestors Neolin, Pontiac,The Trout, and Tenskwatawa. Those prophetic leaders, together with mythic Great Persons, established a legacy tied to land, language, and tradition-a sovereign identity that defines Odawa life in terms of pimadaziwin: life sustaining, moral, and healthy interrelationships. Employing the Odawas' concepts of "personing," "gifting" and "empowering," Pflug analyzes their collective rite of passage in terms of the moral foundation it provides for tribal revitalization efforts. Drawing a clear connection between religious practice and political action, Pflug reframes legal issues common to many American Indian peoples. Her narrative will interest anthropologists, religious scholars, ethnohistorians, and general readers in this era of global ethnic resurgence. -- back cover
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-271) and index
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Foreword /
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Seeking Social Transformation: What People Want.
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Maintaining an Odawa Identity.
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Making Meaning and Making Sense: The Legacy of Shifting Identity and Tradition.
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Pimadaziwin: The Quest for the Good Life
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A Map of Change: Mythic Models for Why People Want What They Do.
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Tales of Cooperation and Opposition.
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Nanabozho: The Great Transformer.
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The Seventh Fire: Mapping Metamorphosis
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The Source of Collective Determination: Religious Action and What People Do.
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What Do We Do about the Others? Contemporary Rituals of Community.
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Invite the Others to Dinner: Ritual and Transformation.
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Is law a medium for collective determination? Rituals of authority versus rituals of equality
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The three R's of traditionalism: religiousness, rites of passage, and revitalization.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Ethnische Identität
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Ethnizität
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Ottawa
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Religion
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Spiritualität
;
Nordamerika
