Animism : respecting the living world
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Animism : respecting the living world
Columbia University Press, c2006
- : cloth
- : [pbk]
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"First published in the United Kingdom by C. Hurst & Co. (Publishers) Ltd" -- t.p. verso
Bibliography: p. 213-236
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
How have human cultures engaged with and thought about animals, plants, rocks, clouds, and other elements in their natural surroundings? Do animals and other natural objects have a spirit or soul? What is their relationship to humans? In this new study, Graham Harvey explores current and past animistic beliefs and practices of Native Americans, Maori, Aboriginal Australians, and eco-pagans. He considers the varieties of animism found in these cultures as well as their shared desire to live respectfully within larger natural communities. Drawing on his extensive casework, Harvey also considers the linguistic, performative, ecological, and activist implications of these different animisms.
Table of Contents
Part. I. From derogatory to critical term 1. From primitives to persons Part. II. Animist case studies 2. Ojibwe language 3. Maori arts 4. Aboriginal law and land 5. Eco-pagan activism Part. III. Animist issues 6. Signs of life and personhood 7. Death 8. Spirits, powers, creators and souls 9. Shamans 10. Cannibalism 11. Totems 12. Elders and ethics Part. IV. Animism's challenges 13. Environmentalisms 14. Consciousness 15. Philosophers and persons
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