Honoring elders : aging, authority, and ojibwe religion

Like many Native Americans, Ojibwe people esteem the wisdom, authority, and religious significance of old age, but this respect does not come easily or naturally. It is the fruit of hard work, rooted in narrative traditions, moral vision, and ritualized practices of decorum that are comparable in so...

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Main Author: McNally, Michael David
Format: EBOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: Columbia University Press 2009
Series:Religion and American culture
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