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The Algonkin manitou
Journal of American folklore • 18 • Published In 1905 • Pages: 183-190
By: Jones, William.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article, Jones explains the meaning of the concept of Manitou as it is understood by the Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo. The complex nature of Manitou is eventually defined by Jones as '...a cosmic, mysterious property which is believed to be existing everywhere in nature; that the conception of the property can be thought of as impersonal, but that it becomes obscure and confused when the property becomes identified with objects in nature;...' (p. 190).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Sacred objects and places
- Comparative evidence
- Religious experience
- General character of religion
- Verbal arts
- Revelation and divination
- Spirits and gods
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Fox
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2014
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Linguist
- 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
- Marlene Martin ; Martin Malone ; 1976-1977
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1897-1904
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1897-1904
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- not specified
- NotesAdditional notes
- William Jones
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 17028737
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Fox Indians