Handbook of Indigenous Religion(s)
Title | Handbook of Indigenous Religion(s) PDF eBook |
Author | Greg Johnson |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 418 |
Release | 2017-06-06 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9004346716 |
Extremely distant and distinct indigenous communities have over recent decades become more like themselves and more like each other – a paradox prevalent globally but inadequately explained by established analytical frames, particularly with regard to religion. Addressing this rich and unfolding context, the Handbook of Indigenous Religion(s) engages a wide variety of locations and perspectives. Drawing upon the efforts of a diverse group of scholars working at the intersection of indigenous studies and religious studies, this volume includes a programmatic introduction that argues for new ways of conceptualizing the field of indigenous religion(s), numerous case study-based examples, and an Afterword by Thomas Tweed.
Indigenous Religion(s)
Title | Indigenous Religion(s) PDF eBook |
Author | Siv Ellen Kraft |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 2020-06-24 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1000095932 |
What counts as 'indigenous religion' in today ́s world? Who claims this category? What are the processes through which local entities become recognisable as 'religious' and 'indigenous'? How is all of this connected to struggles for power, rights and sovereignty? This book sheds light on the contemporary lives of indigenous religion(s), through case studies from Sápmi, Nagaland, Talamanca, Hawai`i, and Gujarat, and through a shared focus on translations, performances, mediation and sovereignty. It builds on long term case-studies and on the collaborative comparison of a long-term project, including shared fieldwork. At the center of its concerns are translations between a globalising discourse (indigenous religion in the singular) and distinct local traditions (indigenous religions in the plural). With contributions from leading scholars in the field, this book is a must read for students and researchers in indigenous religions, including those in related fields such as religious studies and social anthropology.
From Primitive to Indigenous
Title | From Primitive to Indigenous PDF eBook |
Author | Professor James L Cox |
Publisher | Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 2013-05-28 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1409477541 |
The academic study of Indigenous Religions developed historically from missiological and anthropological sources, but little analysis has been devoted to this classification within departments of religious studies. Evaluating this assumption in the light of case studies drawn from Zimbabwe, Alaska and shamanic traditions, and in view of current debates over 'primitivism', James Cox mounts a defence for the scholarly use of the category 'Indigenous Religions'.
Women and Indigenous Religions
Title | Women and Indigenous Religions PDF eBook |
Author | Sylvia Marcos |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 267 |
Release | 2010-07-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0313082731 |
This book examines the critical and often undervalued contributions of women to the culture, well-being, and subsistence of their communities as active, powerful, and wise ritual specialists. From the Dalit midwives in India to the women of the Nahua region in the state of Morelos, Mexico, from the indigenous nations in Turtle Island in Canada to the shamans (male and female) of South Korea and Vietnam, there are still many vital indigenous cultures around the world in which women often hold positions of religious authority and leadership. Women and Indigenous Religions addresses specific issues in the study of religion, such as the multifaceted tensions between indigenous traditions and gender and the genealogy of positions of authority in religion or spiritual matters. A close examination reveals that native religions, with their women specialists, are still a source of inspiration for millions of men and women even in the "advanced" areas in the world. This fact challenges the opinion that indigenous cultures are becoming extinct.
Critical Reflections on Indigenous Religions
Title | Critical Reflections on Indigenous Religions PDF eBook |
Author | James L. Cox |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 326 |
Release | 2016-04-22 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1317157052 |
The study of indigenous religions has become an important academic field, particularly since the religious practices of indigenous peoples are being transformed by forces of globalization and transcontinental migration. This book will further our understanding of indigenous religions by first considering key methodological issues related to defining and contextualizing the religious practices of indigenous societies, both historically and in socio-cultural situations. Two further sections of the book analyse cases derived from European contexts, which are often overlooked in discussion of indigenous religions, and in two traditional areas of study: South America and Africa.
We Have a Religion
Title | We Have a Religion PDF eBook |
Author | Tisa Joy Wenger |
Publisher | Univ of North Carolina Press |
Pages | 357 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0807832626 |
For Native Americans, religious freedom has been an elusive goal. From nineteenth-century bans on indigenous ceremonial practices to twenty-first-century legal battles over sacred lands, peyote use, and hunting practices, the U.S. government has often act
Religious Categories and the Construction of the Indigenous
Title | Religious Categories and the Construction of the Indigenous PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Hartney |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2016-10-18 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 900432898X |
This volume significantly advances the academic debate surrounding the taxonomy and the categorisation of ‘indigenous religion’. Developing approaches from leading scholars in the field, this edited volume provides the space for established and rising voices to discuss the highly problematic topic of how indigenous 'religion' can be defined and conceptualised. Constructing the Indigenous highlights the central issues in the debate between those supporting and refining current academic frameworks and those who would argue that present thinking remains too dependant on misunderstandings that arise from definitions of religion that are too inflexible, and from problems caused by the World Religion paradigm. This book will prove essential reading for those that wish to engage with contemporary discussions regarding the definitions of religion and their relations to the indigenous category. Contributors are: Zoe Alderton, Steve Bevis, James L. Cox, Christopher Hartney, Graham Harvey, Milad Milani, Bjørn Ola Tafjord, Daniel J. Tower, Garry W. Trompf, and Jack Tsonis.