Picture 1 of 2

Stock photo

OJIBWAY CEREMONIES by Basil H. Johnston (1990 Paperback Reprint) (B) - Picture 1 of 2

OJIBWAY CEREMONIES by Basil H. Johnston (1990 Paperback Reprint) (B) - Picture 2 of 2

Ojibway Ceremonies by Basil Johnston (1990, Trade Paperback)

paperdragon860 (10774)

100% positive Feedback

Price:

US $15.25

Approximately£11.64

+ $13.75 postage

Returns:

30 days return. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay delivery label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.

Condition:

New

About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press

ISBN-100803275730

ISBN-139780803275737

eBay Product ID (ePID)224849

Product Key Features

Book TitleOjibway Ceremonies

Number of Pages188 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Ethnic & Tribal

Publication Year1990

FeaturesReprint

IllustratorYes

GenreReligion, Social Science, Fiction

AuthorBasil Johnston

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight9.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN89-024972

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal813/.54

Edition DescriptionReprint

SynopsisThe Ojibway Indians were first encountered by the French early in the seventeenth century along the northern shores of Lakes Huron and Superior. By the time Henry Wadsworth Longfellow immortalized them in The Song of Hiawatha, they had dispersed over large areas of Canada and the United States, becoming known as the Chippewas in the latter. A rare and fascinating glimpse of Ojibway culture before its disruption by the Europeans is provided in Ojibway Ceremonies by Basil Johnston, himself an Ojibway who was born on the Parry Island Indian Reserve. Johnston focuses on a young member of the tribe and his development through participation in the many rituals so important to the Ojibway way of life, from the Naming Ceremony and the Vision Quest to the War Path, and from the Marriage Ceremony to the Ritual of the Dead. In the style of a tribal storyteller, Johnston preserves the attitudes and beliefs of forest dwellers and hunters whose lives were vitalized by a sense of the supernatural and of mystery., The Ojibway Indians were first encountered by the French early in the seventeenth century along the northern shores of Lakes Huron and Superior. By the time Henry Wadsworth Longfellow immortalized them in The Song of Hiawatha, they had dispersed over large areas of Canada and the United States, becoming known as the Chippewas in the latter. A rare and fascinating glimpse of Ojibway culture before its disruption by the Europeans is provided in Ojibway Ceremonies by Basil Johnston, himself an Ojibway who was born on the Parry Island Indian Reserve. Johnston focuses on a young member of the tribe and his development through participation in the many rituals so important to the Ojibway way of life, from the Naming Ceremony and the Vision Quest to the War Path, and from the Marriage Ceremony to the Ritual of the Dead. In the style of a tribal storyteller, Johnston preserves the attitudes and beliefs of forest dwellers and hunters whose lives were vitalized by a sense of the supernatural and of mystery. Basil Johnston is a linguist and lecturer in the Department of Ethnology at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. His other works include Ojibway Heritage, also a Bison Book

LC Classification NumberPR9199.3.J597O35