Odawa religion
Odawa religion is the traditional Native American religion of the Odawa people. Found primarily in north-eastern North America, it is practiced within Odawa communities in Canada and the United States. The tradition has no formal leadership or organizational structure and displays much internal variation.
Definition
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Native American religions more broadly have always adapted in response to environmental changes and interactions with other communities.[1] The Odawa's religion is particularly similar to that of the Ojibwe people.[2]
References
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[edit]- ↑ Crawford 2007, p. 17.
- ↑ Smith 2012, pp. 4–5.
Sources
[edit]- Crawford, Suzanne J. (2007). Native American Religious Traditions. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education. ISBN 9780131834835.
- Smith, Theresa S. (2012) [1995]. The Island of the Anishnaabeg: Thunderers and Water Monsters in the Traditional Ojibwe Life-World. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-3832-9.
- Vecsey, Christopher (1983). Traditional Ojibwa Religion and its Historical Changes. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. ISBN 978-0871691521.
Further reading
[edit]- Pelug, "Pimadaziwin: Contemporary Rituals in Odawa Community" in Native American Spirituality: A Critical Reader. Lee Irwin (ed).
- Melissa A. Pflug, "Breaking Bread: Metaphor and Ritual in Odawa Religious Practices" Religion 22 3 (1992), pp. 247-258 doi=10.1016/0048-721X(92)90020-5
- Pflug, Melissa. 1998. Ritual and Myth in Odawa Revitalization. University of Oklahoma Press.