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Animism: Respecting the Living World

Animism: Respecting the Living World

Hardcover

Comparative ReligionAnthropologyGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0231137001
ISBN13: 9780231137003
Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
Published: Oct 26 2005
Pages: 262
Weight: 0.99
Height: 0.76 Width: 5.64 Depth: 8.86
Language: English

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.

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