Indigeneity and the sacred : indigenous revival and the conservation of sacred natural sites in the Americas /

This book presents current research in the political ecology of indigenous revival and its role in nature conservation in critical areas in the Americas. An important contribution to evolving studies on conservation of sacred natural sites (SNS), the book elucidates the complexity of development sce...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sarmiento, Fausto O. (Editor ), Hitchner, Sarah (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2017.
Colección:Studies in environmental anthropology and ethnobiology ; v. 22.
Temas:
Indigenous peoples > America.
Sacred space > Conservation and restoration > America.
Historic sites > Conservation and restoration > America.
Cultural landscapes > America.
Nature > Religious aspects.
Protected areas > Management.
Lieux sacrés > Conservation et restauration > Amérique.
Lieux historiques > Conservation et restauration > Amérique.
Paysages culturels > Amérique.
Nature > Aspect religieux.
Aires protégées > Gestion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General
Cultural landscapes
Historic sites > Conservation and restoration
Indigenous peoples
Nature > Religious aspects
Protected areas > Management
Sacred space > Conservation and restoration
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Geographies of Indigenous Revival and Conservation
  • Introduction. Whose Sacred Sites? Indigenous Political Use of Sacred Sites, Mythology, and Religion / Randall Borman
  • ch. 1 Connecting Policy and Practice for the Conservation of Sacred Natural Sites / Gerard Verschoor
  • ch. 2 Structural Changes in Latin American Spirituality: An Essay on the Geography of Religions / Axel Borsdorf
  • pt. 2 Framing Sacred Sites in Indigenous Mindscapes
  • Introduction to Part 2. Framing Sacred Sites in Indigenous Mindscapes / Sarah Hitchner
  • ch. 3 El Buen Vivir and "the Good Life": A South
  • North Binary Perspective on the Indigenous, the Sacred, and Their Conservation / Larry M. Frolich
  • ch. 4 Sacred Mountains: Sources of Indigenous Revival and Sustenance / Edwin Bernbaum
  • ch. 5 Frozen Mummies and the Archaeology of High Mountains in the Construction of Andean Identity / Constanza Ceruti
  • ch. 6 Sacred Sites and Changing Dimensions of Andean Indigenous Identities in Space and Time / Christoph Stadel
  • ch. 7 National Park Service Approaches to Connecting Indigenous Cultural and Spiritual Values to Protected Places / Charles W. Smythe
  • pt. 3 Case Studies
  • Introduction to Part 3. Case Studies / Sarah Hitchner
  • ch. 8 Collaborative Archaeology as a Tool for Preserving Sacred Sites in the Cherokee Heartland / Benjamin A. Steere
  • ch. 9 Biocultural Sacred Sites in Mexico / Geraldine Patrick Encina
  • ch. 10 New Dimensions in the Territorial Conservation Management in Ecuador: A Brief Political View of Sacred Sites in Ecuador / Xavier Viteri
  • ch. 11 Sustainability and Ethnobotanical Knowledge in the Peruvian Amazon: New Directions for Sacred Site Conservation and Indigenous Revival / Fernando Roca Alcazar
  • pt. 4 Conclusion
  • Conclusion / John Schelhas.

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