Dimensions
152 x 229 x 21mm
'Readings In Indigenous Religions' brings together classic and recent writings concerned with contemporary indigenous religions. These significant and important works contribute both to expert discussion of important religious and cultural issues and also to on-going debates about improved methods of research.
The inclusion of examples of indigenous ideological, legal and fiction writing further enhances the volume's engagement with indigenous and scholarly perspectives, experiences and interests.
The book is divided into four parts: ontology, performance, knowledge and land. The four chapters in 'Ontology' argue that relationships are definitive in the formation and maintenance of identities, and that the notion of 'the supernatural' is misleading.
'Performance' contains five chapters that discuss various rituals and their participants, including healing, world-making, magic and shamanising.
Six chapters in 'Knowledge' demonstrate the critical importance of attending to indigenous modes of discourse about knowledges.
Finally, 'Land' contains two chapters that exemplify the richness of indigenous relationships and engagements with, and knowledges of, particular places.
