Document Type
Article
Program
Environmental Analysis (Pitzer)
Publication Date
2006
Keywords
natural history, worldview, mythologies, traditional societies
Abstract
Beliefs about the relationship between humans and the natural environment are expressed through worldviews. A worldview is a mechanism system or complex of ideas through which the world makes cultural sense. As deeply seated belief systems, worldviews illuminate the ecological priorities and concepts of various peoples.
Rights Information
© 2006 Oxford University Press. Posted with permission.
DOI
10.1093/acref/9780199754670.001.0001
Recommended Citation
Faulstich, Paul. “Natural History and Indigenous Worldviews” Entries in “Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature.” Bron Taylor and Jeffrey Kaplan (eds.). New York: Continuum International. 2006.
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Comments
Original publication at Oxford reference.