Indigenous perspectives on sacred natural sites: culture, governance and conservation

Indigenous voice and indigenous sacred sites, promoting diverse perspectives in a global discourse / Jonathan Liljeblad -- Identity and embodying the sacred -- Giving voice to the sacred Black female body in Takayna Country, Lutuwitra (Tasmania), Australia / Jennifer Evans -- Defending the sacred th...

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Contributors: Liljeblad, Jonathan (Editor) ; Verschuuren, Bas (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London New York Routledge 2019
In:Year: 2019
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Indigenous peoples / Sanctuary / Preservation of
RelBib Classification:AF Geography of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
KCD Hagiography; saints
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Nature Conservation
B Indigenous Peoples Ecology
B Protected areas Management
B Sacred Space Conservation and restoration
B Nature Religious aspects
B Indigenous Peoples Religion
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Summary:Indigenous voice and indigenous sacred sites, promoting diverse perspectives in a global discourse / Jonathan Liljeblad -- Identity and embodying the sacred -- Giving voice to the sacred Black female body in Takayna Country, Lutuwitra (Tasmania), Australia / Jennifer Evans -- Defending the sacred through plant knowledge / Susan Leopold -- Imagine Kanaloa Kahoolawe, Hawaii / Davianna Pomaikai McGregor -- Resistance, advocacy and perseverance : Kondhs resistance movement to save sacred Niyamgiri, in Odisha, India / Annapurna Devi Pandey -- Human rights law and the protection of sacred sites and territories : a case study of the Bethany Griqua community in South Africa / Lesle Jansen and Ademola Oluborode Jegede -- Taos Pueblo Blue Lake : a legacy of cultural perseverance, in New Mexico, USA / Vernon Lujan -- The sacred in intangible heritage and education -- The crocodiles of Fesawa : sacred sites and rituals in a changing context in Southern East Timor / Brunna Crespi, Anacleto Amaral and Clementino Amaral -- Maghee : a case study of indigenous tharu cultural heritage for democratic practice and STEM education, in Nepal / Bhaskar Upadhyay, Mahesh Tharu Chaudhary, Dinesh Gautam and Baliram Tharu -- Recognition and preservation of the sacred in place -- Wirikuta : sacred heart of Mexico : Pueblo Wixárika (Huichol) / Anaid Paola Velasco Ramirez, Ursula Garzón Aragón, Andrea Ulisse Davide Cerami, and Santos De La Cruz Carillo -- Hongan di Pa'ge : the sacredness and realism of terraced landscape in Ifugao culture, Philippines / Marlon Martin, Stephen Acabado and Raymond Macapagal -- Perpetuation is the key to preservation : encouraging local development and valuing indigenous culture at bagan archaeological and heritage site in Myanmar / Bérengère Boüan and Kathy Khine -- Protecting our sacred water : cenote conservation in the Maya area of Yucatan, Mexico / Yolanda Lopez-Maldonado
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0815377002