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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hornborg, Anne-Christine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2008.
Colección:Vitality of indigenous religions.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
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'.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (202 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-197) and index.
ISBN:0754693058
9780754693055
9780754663713
075466371X