Indigenous Perspectives on Sacred Natural Sites (eBook, ePUB)

Culture, Governance and Conservation
Redaktion: Liljeblad, Jonathan; Verschuuren, Bas

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The goal of this book is to facilitate greater self-expression of indigenous perspectives regarding treatment of the sacred and its protection and governance in the face of threats from various forms of natural resource exploitation and development.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351234887
• Artikelnr.: 56846064

Autorenporträt

Jonathan Liljeblad is Senior Lecturer, Law School, Swinburne University, Australia, and a Steering Committee Member of the IUCN Specialist Group on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas. He received his PhD and JD from the University of Southern California. Born under the name Nanda Zaw Win, he is a member of the Pa'oh people of Shan State, Myanmar. Bas Verschuuren is Associate Researcher at the Sociology of Development and Change group at Wageningen University, the Netherlands, Co-Chair of the IUCN Specialist Group on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas, and Programme Coordinator for the Sacred Natural Sites Initiative.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Indigenous Voices and Indigenous Sacred Sites, Promoting
Diverse Perspectives in a Global Discourse Part I Identity and embodying
the sacred 2. Giving Voice to the Sacred Black Female Body in Takayna
Country 3. Defending the Sacred through Plant Knowledge 4. Imagine Kanaloa
Kahöolawe Part II Resistance, advocacy and perseverance 5. Kondhs'
Resistance Movement to Save Sacred Niyamgiri, Odisha 6. Human Rights Law
and the Protection of Sacred Sites and Territories: A Case Study of the
Bethany Griqua Community in South Africa 7. Taos Pueblo Blue Lake: A Legacy
of Cultural Perseverance Part III The sacred in intangible heritage and
education 8. The Crocodiles of Fesawa: Sacred Sites and Rituals in a
Changing Context in Southern East Timor 9. Maghee: A Case Study of
Indigenous Tharu Cultural Heritage for Democratic Practice and STEM
Education Part IV Recognition and preservation of the sacred in place 10.
Wirikuta: Sacred Heart of Mexico - Pueblo Wixárika (Huichol) 11. Hongan di
Pa'ge: The Sacredness and Realism of Terraced Landscape in Ifugao Culture,
Philippines 12. Perpetuation is the Key to Preservation: Encouraging Local
Development and Valuing Indigenous Culture as the Sole Bastion against
Bagan's Museification 13. Protecting Our Sacred Water: Cenote Conservation
in the Maya Area of Yucatan, Mexico Part V Conclusions 14. Indigenous
Perspectives in a Global Discourse on the Conservation of Sacred Heritage