Cover image for Mi'kmaq landscapes : from animism to sacred ecology / Anne-Christine Hornborg.
TITLE:
Mi'kmaq landscapes : from animism to sacred ecology / Anne-Christine Hornborg.
Publication Date:
2008
Publication Information:
London : Routledge,
Physical Description:
202 p.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
This book seeks to explore historical changes in the lifeworld of the Mi'kmaq Indians of Eastern Canada. The Mi'kmaq culture hero Kluskap serves as a key persona in discussing issues such as traditions, changing conceptions of land, and human-environmental relations. This study discusses the eco-cosmology that has been formulated by modern reserve inhabitants and that could be labeled a 'sacred ecology'.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780754663713