RITUAL AND MYTH IN ODAWA REVITALIZATION: Reclaiming A Sovereign Place. Foreword By Lee Irwin

Pflug, Melissa

ISBN 10: 0806130075 / ISBN 13: 9780806130071

Published by Norman OK. 1998. Univ. Of Oklahoma Press, 1998

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black cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). illustrated title pg. xvi+280p. notes. bibliography. index. american indian history. american history. religion. mythology. ~ This interdisciplinary account of a contemporary Great Lakes Algonkian community explores how the ethical system underlying Odawa (Ottawa) myth and ritual sustains traditionalists' efforts to confront the legal and social issues threatening tribal identity. Because many Odawa are not members of federally recognized communities , anthropologist Melissa A. Pflug focuses on their struggle to overcome long~term social marginalization and achieve collective sovereignty. In profound ways, contemporary Odawa people are "walking the paths" of their ancestors Neolin, Pontiac, The Trout, and Tenskwatawa. Those prophetic leaders, together with mythic Great Persons, established a legacy tied to land, language, and tradition~a sovereign identity that defines Odawa life in terms of pimadaziwin: life~sustaining, moral, and healthy interrelationships. Employing the Odawas' concepts of "personing," "gifting," and "empowering," Pflug analyzes their collective rite of passage in terms of the moral foundation it provides for tribal revitalization efforts. Drawing a clear connection between religious practice and political action, Pflug reframes legal issues common to many American Indian peoples. Her narrative, rich in ethnographic detail and theoretical perspectives, will interest anthropologists, religious scholars, ethnohistorians, and general readers in this era of global ethnic resurgence.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: RITUAL AND MYTH IN ODAWA REVITALIZATION: Reclaiming A Sovereign Place. Foreword By Lee Irwin
• Publisher: Norman OK. 1998. Univ. Of Oklahoma Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806130075
• ISBN 13: 9780806130071
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • american indian history
  • american history
  • religion

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Synopsis

Here is the story of the Choctaws, a proud and gifted tribe among the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians. It is the record of a people whose forced migration from their ancestral homes in the South to what is now Oklahoma and whose subsequent efforts from the Civil War to the close of the century to maintain an autonomous government and institutions form a distinctive and arresting chapter in the history of the West.While the political, social, and economic customs of the Choctaws were closely circumscribed, the thread of Choctaw history was at all times closely interwoven witht he larger fabric of American history as a whole. Choctaw law was a curious combination of ancient tribal custom and Anglo-American legal practice; Choctaw churches and schools were copied almost wholly from the white man’s society; and Choctaw economic institutions represented an attempt to adjust the customs of tribal control of the land to the white system of individual ownership.

About the Author

Melissa A. Pflüg holds a doctorate in anthropology from Wayne State University.