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Honoring Elders: Aging, Authority, and Ojibwe Religion by McNally, Michael D.
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- Binding
- Paperback
- Book Title
- Honoring Elders
- Weight
- 1 lbs
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- Book
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- ISBN
- 9780231145039
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Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231145039
ISBN-13
9780231145039
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71698370
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
408 Pages
Publication Name
Honoring Elders : Aging, Authority, and Ojibwe Religion
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Subject
Gerontology, General, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Anthropology / General, United States / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, Social Science, History
Series
Religion and American Culture Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
21.5 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
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Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2008-031541
Reviews
Honoring Elders will prove an important foundational springboard for future studies on eldership to come., This is an extraordinarily fascinating book; an insightful and scholarly exploration of Native American attitudes toward aging and eldership., "An excellent resource for scholars studying aging, eldership, or the Anishinaabe people." -- Shelly E. V. Nixon, "This work presents thoughtful philosophical reflections on the very idea of tradition...the author offers refreshing insights... highly recommended. " -- Choice, May 2010, This work presents thoughtful philosophical reflections on the very idea of tradition...the author offers refreshing insights... highly recommended., "This work presents thoughtful philosophical reflections on the very idea of tradition...the author offers refreshing insights... highly recommended. " -- Choice , May 2010, "A terrifically thought-provoking study of what honoring elders means." -- Heid E. Erdrich, The Circle
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
305.897
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Aging and the Life Cycle Imagined in Ojibwe Tradition and Lived in History 2. Eldership, Respect, and the Sacred Community 3. Elders as Grandparents and Teachers 4. Elders Articulating Tradition 5. The Sacralization of Eldership 6. The Shape of Wisdom Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Like many Native Americans, Ojibwe people esteem the wisdom, authority, and religious significance of old age, but this respect does not come easily or naturally. It is the fruit of hard work, rooted in narrative traditions, moral vision, and ritualized practices of decorum that are comparable in sophistication to those of Confucianism. Even as the dispossession and policies of assimilation have threatened Ojibwe peoplehood and have targeted the traditions and the elders who embody it, Ojibwe and other Anishinaabe communities have been resolute and resourceful in their disciplined respect for elders. Indeed, the challenges of colonization have served to accentuate eldership in new ways. Using archival and ethnographic research, Michael D. McNally follows the making of Ojibwe eldership, showing that deference to older women and men is part of a fuller moral, aesthetic, and cosmological vision connected to the ongoing circle of life--a tradition of authority that has been crucial to surviving colonization. McNally argues that the tradition of authority and the authority of tradition frame a decidedly indigenous dialectic, eluding analytic frameworks of invented tradition and na ve continuity. Demonstrating the rich possibilities of treating age as a category of analysis, McNally provocatively asserts that the elder belongs alongside the priest, prophet, sage, and other key figures in the study of religion., Like many Native Americans, Ojibwe people esteem the wisdom, authority, and religious significance of old age, but this respect does not come easily or naturally. It is the fruit of hard work, rooted in narrative traditions, moral vision, and ritualized practices of decorum that are comparable in sophistication to those of Confucianism. Even as the dispossession and policies of assimilation have threatened Ojibwe peoplehood and have targeted the traditions and the elders who embody it, Ojibwe and other Anishinaabe communities have been resolute and resourceful in their disciplined respect for elders. Indeed, the challenges of colonization have served to accentuate eldership in new ways. Using archival and ethnographic research, Michael D. McNally follows the making of Ojibwe eldership, showing that deference to older women and men is part of a fuller moral, aesthetic, and cosmological vision connected to the ongoing circle of life--a tradition of authority that has been crucial to surviving colonization. McNally argues that the tradition of authority and the authority of tradition frame a decidedly indigenous dialectic, eluding analytic frameworks of invented tradition and naïve continuity. Demonstrating the rich possibilities of treating age as a category of analysis, McNally provocatively asserts that the elder belongs alongside the priest, prophet, sage, and other key figures in the study of religion.
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E99.C6M346 2009
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