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Ojibwa ontology, behavior, and world view

Contributions to anthropology : selected papers of A. Irving HallowellChicagoPublished In 1976 • Pages: 357-390

By: Hallowell, A. Irving (Alfred Irving).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article Hallowell explores the Ojibwa's metaphysical concepts related to the nature and relations of beings (both human and supernatural). The author discusses these concepts in terms of the relationship of Ojibwa to one another, to the category of 'other than human' spiritual beings, to the mythology, and to their over-all world view.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Grammar
Mythology
Animism
Spirits and gods
Sacred objects and places
Ethnometeorology
Ethnozoology
Ethnopsychology
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Ojibwa
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle; 1998
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1930-1940
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Northern Ojibwa: Berens River area, Manitoba and northwestern Ontario, Canada
NotesAdditional notes
[A. Irving Hallowell]
Includes bibliographical references (p. 388-390)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
75020890
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Ojibwa Indians