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The Manitous - The Spiritual World of the Ojibway (Paperback)
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The Manitous - The Spiritual World of the Ojibway (Paperback)
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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. From the rich oral
culture of his own Ojibway Indian heritage, Basil Johnston presents
a collection of legends and tales depicting manitous, mystical
beings who are divine and essential forces in the spiritual life of
his people. In this collection, the first by a Native American
scholar, these lively, sometimes earthy stories teach about
manitous who 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 humour, 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.
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