5. The Sacralization of Eldership

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xix
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Aging and the Life Cycle Imagined in Ojibwe Tradition and Lived in History 42
8. 2. Eldership, Respect, and the Sacred Community 82
9. 3. Elders as Grandparents and Teachers 124
10. 4. Elders Articulating Tradition 159
11. 5. The Sacralization of Eldership 230
12. 6. The Shape of Wisdom 280
13. Notes 315
14. Bibliography 355
15. Index 365