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1. BEAR'S JOURNEY AND THE STUDY OF RITUAL IN ARCHAEOLOGY: SOME COMMENTS ON HOWEY AND O'SHEA'S MIDEWIWIN PAPER.

Author

Mason, Ronald J.

Subjects
*HISTORICAL archaeology, *PREHISTORIC rites & ceremonies, *OJIBWA (North American people), *MIDEWIWIN, *OJIBWA (North American people) -- Religion, *MEDICINE, SOCIAL life & customs
Abstract

Howey and O'Shea (2006) believe they have demonstrated the prehistoric manifestation of a particular Ojibwa Midewiwin origin story in the arrangement of features at an archaeological site in Michigan, thereby negating ethnohistorical arguments that the Midewiwin was of post-European-contact origin. The authors also believe they have shown that explaining past ritual behavior "can be derived from archaeological data alone." There is ample information in their own argument to disallow such claims. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2009
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