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- Title
Understanding Ritual in Colonial Wabanakia.
- Authors
BILODEAU, CHRISTOPHER J.
- Abstract
The article discusses the relationship between the Wabanaki Indians, who lived in northern New England and southern Québec, with French Catholic missionaries during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The author discusses how, during a period of great tension between the English and the French in this region, many Wabanaki chose to ally themselves with the French, who, through their religious leaders, demonstrated charity towards the Wabanaki when they were ill or injured. The article pays particular attention to the blending of Catholic and traditional Wabanaki rituals and practices such as dances, baptisms and prayer.
- Subjects
NEW England; CHRISTIANITY &; other religions -- Native American religions; CHRISTIAN missions; CATHOLIC missionaries; ABENAKI (North American people); NATIVE American history; NATIVE American religion; CHARITY; HISTORY; COLONIAL United States, ca. 1600-1775
- Publication
French Colonial History, 2013, Vol 14, p1
- ISSN
1539-3402
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/fch.2013.0000