| The Manitous: The Spiritual World of the Ojibway Contributor(s): Johnston, Basil (Author) |
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ISBN: 0873514114 ISBN-13: 9780873514118 Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2001 Annotation: A collection of legends and spiritual teachings that depict the mysterious manitous, mystical beings who are divine and essential forces in the spiritual life of the Ojibway. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: 299.783 |
| LCCN: 2001034505 |
| Series: Basil Johnson Titles |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.25" W x 8.06" (0.70 lbs) 271 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Manitous lived in human form among the Ojibway in the early days, after Kitchi-Manitou (the Great Mystery) created all things and Muzzu-Kummik-Quae (Mother Earth) revealed the natural order of the world. With depth and humor, Johnston tells how lasting tradition was brought to the Ojibway by four half-human brothers, including Nana'b'oozoo, the beloved archetypal being who means well but often blunders. He also relates how people are helped and hindered by other entities, such as the manitous of the forests and meadows, personal manitous and totems, mermen and merwomen, Pauguk (the cursed Flying Skeleton), and the Weendigoes, famed and terrifying giant cannibals. |
