The history of Christian missions in Canada has traditionally been told only from the point of view of the missionaries, and not those they were attempting to convert. In "I Will Fear No Evil", Susan Gray offers a new perspective on missionary-aboriginal encounters between the Berens River Ojibwa and Methodist and Catholic missionaries between 1875 and 1940. Supplementing her historical research with conversations and interviews with Berens River elders, Gray explores the ways in which Christian beliefs have become incorporated into the traditional Ojibwa worldview.
The Ojibwa were active participants in these missionary encounters. They accepted those missionaries who treated them with sensitivity and respect and integrated Christian beliefs and practices into their established belief system. Today, a blend of Christian and Ojibwa ideas is still interwoven in the lives of Berens River residents, with both traditions holding meaning and sincerity. Their uniquely adaptive religion sheds new light on our understanding of cultural contact and conversion, placing the indigenous experience of these events at centre stage.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-180) and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 266.0089/733371272
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 1552381986 9781552383698
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- E99.C6
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- G66 2006eb
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- 1 electronic text (xxxii, 214 p.)
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- Canada
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Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Title Page 4
- Bibliographic Information 5
- Dedication 6
- Contents 8
- Foreword 10
- Preface 14
- Acknowledgments 32
- 1 Life A long the Berens River, 1875 -1940 34
- 2 “Listen to the Memegwesiwag Singing” The Ojibwa World View 52
- 3 “They Fought Just Like a Cat and a Dog! ” Catholic-Protestant Encounters on the Mission Field 76
- 4 “You’re Pretty Good ; but I’ll Tell You What Medicine to Use” Encounters, 1875 -1916 96
- Images and map 121
- 5 “I Got Prett y Close to the Flames that Time; T hen I Woke Up” Acceptances and Rejections, 1917-1940 130
- 6 “I’ve Had My Dreams a ll T hese Years” Survivals and Integrations, 1917-1940 164
- 7 “ I Will Fear No Evil”, Conclusions 188
- Appendix - Cast of Characters 196
- Bibliography 202
- Notes 214
- Index 238
- Back Cover 248
