Odawa religion

Odawa religion is the traditional Native American religion of the Odawa people. Found primarily in north-eastern North America, it is practiced within Odawa communities in Canada and the United States. The tradition has no formal leadership or organizational structure and displays much internal variation.

Definition

Native American religions more broadly have always adapted in response to environmental changes and interactions with other communities.[1] The Odawa's religion is particularly similar to that of the Ojibwe people.[2]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Crawford 2007, p. 17.
  2. ^ Smith 2012, pp. 4–5.

Sources

  • Crawford, Suzanne J. (2007). Native American Religious Traditions. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education. ISBN 9780131834835.
  • Smith, Theresa S. (2012) [1995]. The Island of the Anishnaabeg: Thunderers and Water Monsters in the Traditional Ojibwe Life-World. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-3832-9.
  • Vecsey, Christopher (1983). Traditional Ojibwa Religion and its Historical Changes. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. ISBN 978-0871691521.

Further reading

  • Pelug, "Pimadaziwin: Contemporary Rituals in Odawa Community" in Native American Spirituality: A Critical Reader. Lee Irwin (ed).
  • Melissa A. Pflug, "Breaking Bread: Metaphor and Ritual in Odawa Religious Practices" Religion 22 3 (1992), pp. 247-258 doi=10.1016/0048-721X(92)90020-5
  • Pflug, Melissa. 1998. Ritual and Myth in Odawa Revitalization. University of Oklahoma Press.
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