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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

the Great Spirit, worshipped by the North American Indians, whom they propitiate by presents, and by fastings and lamentations during the space of from three to five days. Their traditions state that the great waters divide the home of the Great Spirit from the abode of the red man; but there is a very general belief among them that he resides in the extreme west.