Clothed-in-Fur and Other Tales: An Introduction to an Ojibwa World View

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A selection of twenty-two narratives reprinted from William Jones' Ojibwa Texts.

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A pleasant collection of out-of-print Ojibwa tales bracketed by readable and helpful interdisciplinary essays. Overholt and Callicott have put together a very readable work that should be added to any library collection that includes titles in comparative literature, Native American studies, anthropology, and philosophy. * Choice Reviews *
...the authors' discussion of the problems of regionalism and the aboriginality of texts is insightful...The authors achieve their goal of interesting the reader in another culture's unique perception of the surrounding world. * American Indian Culture and Research Journal *
...the authors' discussion of the problems of regionalism and the aboriginality of texts is insightful...The authors achieve their goal of interesting the reader in another culture's unique perception of the surrounding world. * American Indian Culture and Research Journal *
A pleasant collection of out-of-print Ojibwa tales bracketed by readable and helpful interdisciplinary essays. Overholt and Callicott have put together a very readable work that should be added to any library collection that includes titles in comparative literature, Native American studies, anthropology, and philosophy. * Choice Reviews *

Author Bio

Thomas W. Overholt is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. J. Baird Callicott is also a Professor of Philosophy at the same university.