Environment and Belief Systems

ISBN-13: 9780367410186 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 196 str.

G. N. Devy

Opis

Part of the Key Concepts in Indigenous Studies series, this book deals with environment and belief systems of the indigenous people from all continents of the world. It explores indigenous perspectives related to religion, ritual and cultural practice, art and design, natural resources as well as climate change impacts.

Spis treści

Introduction G. N. Devy 1 Ritual and cultural practice among Indian adivasis Archana Prasad 2 Forests now speak English: the indigenous at odds with the state G. N. Devy 3 Indigenous peoples and the Great Lakes in North America Deborah McGregor 4 Indigenous art, resilience and climate change: Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and Samoa Tracey Benson, Lee Joachim, Huhana Smith, Penny Allan, Martin Bryant, Tamasailau Suaalii-Sauni, Penehuro Fatu Lefale and Charles Dawson 5 Indigenous religions of Oceania: Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands James L. Cox 6 Indigeneity, the environment and Africa: some key concepts from the /Xam of southern Africa Michael Wessels 7 Can there be religions without belief? Religion in Latin America Oscar Guardiola-Rivera 8 Indigenous peoples and the environment: views from Brazil Seth Garfield