Mi'kmaq landscapes : from animism to sacred ecology /
This book seeks to explore historical changes in the lifeworld of the Mi'kmaq Indians of Eastern Canada. The Mi'kmaq culture hero Kluskap serves as a key persona in discussing issues such as traditions, changing conceptions of land, and human-environmental relations. This study discusses t...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
©2008.
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Colección: | Vitality of indigenous religions.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This book seeks to explore historical changes in the lifeworld of the Mi'kmaq Indians of Eastern Canada. The Mi'kmaq culture hero Kluskap serves as a key persona in discussing issues such as traditions, changing conceptions of land, and human-environmental relations. This study discusses the eco-cosmology that has been formulated by modern reserve inhabitants and that could be labeled a 'sacred ecology'. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (202 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-197) and index. |
ISBN: | 0754693058 9780754693055 9780754663713 075466371X |