The spirit lives in the mind : Omushkego stories, lives, and dreams / / Louis Bird ; compiled and edited by Susan Elaine Gray

• Autore: Bird Louis
• Pubblicazione: Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 electronic text (xxiv, 224 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map) : digital file
• Disciplina: 398.2/09714111
• Soggetto topico: Cree philosophy - James Bay Region; Cree Indians - James Bay Region; Cree Indians - James Bay Region - Religion
• Classificazione: cci1icc
• Altri autori: GraySusan Elaine <1960->
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Water, earth, and skies -- Intruders and defenders -- Pakaaskokan, an ancient legend and mystery -- Values for life and survival -- Relations with animals -- Mitewiwin heroes and villains -- Wihtigos and cannibal hearts -- Women and men -- Personages -- Wisakaychak.
• Sommario/riassunto: Cree spiritual beliefs revolve around the sacred places and rich landscape of the Hudson Bay lowlands. The beautiful narratives in The Spirit Lives in the Mind illuminate the meaning and value of spiritual maturity and power, the parallels between Omushkego morality and Roman Catholic teachings, and the importance of maintaining the traditional stories. Bird also offers explanations of shamanism and demonstrates how Catholicism affected Cree tradition.
• Titolo autorizzato: The spirit lives in the mind
• ISBN: 0-7735-8090-5; 1-282-86736-9; 9786612867361; 0-7735-7692-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826190103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Rupert's Land Record Society series ; ; 9.