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Ojibwa ontology, behavior and world view
Book • 1960
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Irving Hallowell's Ojibwa Ontology, Behavior, and World View presents ethnographic observations and theoretical reflections on Ojibwe conceptions of personhood and animacy.
The essay highlights linguistic and cultural practices that distinguish animate from inanimate, illustrating how some stones and natural features are treated as persons.
Hallowell argues that for the Ojibwe, the world is populated by various kinds of persons, blurring Western distinctions between objects and subjects.
His work has been influential in anthropology for foregrounding indigenous ontologies and relational personhood.
The essay remains a key reference for discussions of animism and alternative metaphysical frameworks.
Irving Hallowell's Ojibwa Ontology, Behavior, and World View presents ethnographic observations and theoretical reflections on Ojibwe conceptions of personhood and animacy.
The essay highlights linguistic and cultural practices that distinguish animate from inanimate, illustrating how some stones and natural features are treated as persons.
Hallowell argues that for the Ojibwe, the world is populated by various kinds of persons, blurring Western distinctions between objects and subjects.
His work has been influential in anthropology for foregrounding indigenous ontologies and relational personhood.
The essay remains a key reference for discussions of animism and alternative metaphysical frameworks.
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