Animism

Informationen zum Autor Graham Harvey Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Autorentext

Graham Harvey

Klappentext

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.

Inhalt

Table of Contents Pt. I From derogatory to critical term 1 From primitives to persons 3 Pt. II Animist case studies 2 Ojibwe language 33 3 Maori arts 50 4 Aboriginal law and land 66 5 Eco-pagan activism 82 Pt. III Animist issues 6 Signs of life and personhood 99 7 Death 115 8 Spirits, powers, creators and souls 121 9 Shamans 139 10 Cannibalism 153 11 Totems 164 12 Elders and ethics 169 Pt. IV Animism's challenges 13 Environmentalisms 179 14 Consciousness 187 15 Philosophers and persons 195