Author : Walter James Hoffman
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : EAN:8596547011354
The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa by Walter James Hoffman Pdf
Midewiwin, or Grand Medicine Society, is a book about a religious society found among the Algonquian of the Upper Great Lakes (Anishinaabe), northern prairies, and eastern subarctic areas of Canada. The community is famous for practicing unique healing methods and a secretive way of organization, although they are open to society and give services to people from outside their community. The book tells about the beliefs, rituals, and origins.