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Manitou and God - North-American Indian Religions and Christian Culture (Hardcover)
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Manitou and God - North-American Indian Religions and Christian Culture (Hardcover)
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In Algonquin Indian lore, Manitou is a supernatural power that
permeates the world, a power that can assume the form of a deity
referred to as The Great Manitou or The Great Spirit, creator of
all things and giver of life. In that sense, Manitou can be
considered the counterpart of the Christian God. From early times,
the belief in Manitou extended from the Algonquins in Eastern
Canada to other tribal nations--the Odawa, Ojibwa, Oglala, and even
the Cheyenne in the Western plains. As European settlers made their
way across the land, the confrontation between Christianity and
Native American religions revealed itself in various ways. That
confrontation continues to this day. In Manitou and God, Thomas
describes American Indian religions as they compare with principal
features of Christian doctrine and practice. He traces the
development of sociopolitical and religious relations between
American Indians and the European immigrants who, over the
centuries, spread across the continent, captured Indian lands and
decimated Indian culture in general and religion in particular. He
identifies the modern-day status of American Indians and their
religions, including the progress Indians have made toward
improving their political power, socioeconomic condition, and
cultural/religious recovery and the difficulties they continue to
face in their attempts to better their lot. Readers will gain a
better sense of the give and take between these two cultures and
the influence each has had on the other.
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