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Manitu Musa
Manitou is a general term for spirit beings among many Algonquian Native American groups. Manitou or Manitu may also refer to: Geography * Manitou Passage, Lake Michigan, USA * Manitou, Manitoba, Canada * Manitou, Kentucky, USA * Manitou, North Dakota, USA * Manitou, Oklahoma, USA * Manitou Springs, Colorado * Manitou Beach, Saskatchewan * Manitou, New York, a place in Putnam County, New York, USA Other uses * Léon Ashkenazi, French Rabbi and thinker of the 20th century also known as "Manitou" * Manitou (Metro-North station), New York * ''The Manitou'', a 1978 American horror movie * S/Y ''Manitou'', John F. Kennedy's yacht * Manitou Group, a France-based manufacturer of fork lifts and other heavy equipment * Manitou, a subsidiary of Hayes Bicycle that designs and manufactures suspension and dropper sit posts for mountain bikes, before November 2006 Manitou was a sub brand of Answer Products * Manitou, a subsidiary of BRP that designs and manufactures luxury, perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitou
Manitou (), akin to the Iroquois ''orenda'', is the spiritual and fundamental life force among Algonquian groups in the Native American theology. It is omnipresent and manifests everywhere: organisms, the environment, events, etc. ''Aashaa monetoo'' means "good spirit," while ''otshee monetoo'' means "bad spirit." When the world was created, the Great Spirit, ''Aasha Monetoo'', gave the land to the indigenous peoples, the Shawnee in particular. Overview The term ''manitou'' was already in widespread use at the time of early European contact. In 1585, when Thomas Harriot recorded the first glossary of an Algonquian language, Roanoke (Pamlico), he included the word ''mantóac'', meaning "gods" (plural). Similar terms are found in nearly all of the Algonquian languages. In some Algonquian traditions, ''Gitche Manitou'' refers to a "great spirit" or supreme being. The term has analogues dating to before European contact, and the word uses of ''gitche'' and ''manitou'' themse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
