Ethnos · 2006 · 617 citations · 7 references
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Animism is often described as attributing life to inert objects, a notion more common among Western dreamers of extraterrestrial life than among indigenous peoples, who instead embody a living, open relationship with a continuously forming world. The study aims to re‑animate Western thought by restoring the sense of astonishment that official science has suppressed. Keywords include Animism, relational ontology, movement, weather‑world, and science.
Abstract Animism is often described as the imputation of life to inert objects. Such imputation is more typical of people in western societies who dream of finding life on other planets than of indigenous peoples to whom the label of animism has classically been applied. These peoples are united not in their beliefs but in a way of being that is alive and open to a world in continuous birth. In this animic ontology, beings do not propel themselves across a ready-made world but rather issue forth through a world-in-formation, along the lines of their relationships. To its inhabitants this weather-world, embracing both sky and earth, is a source of astonishment but not surprise. Re-animating the 'western' tradition of thought means recovering the sense of astonishment banished from official science. Keywords: Animismrelational ontologymovementweather-worldscience
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Make Prayers to the Raven: A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest.
David Riches, Richard Κ. Nelson · Man · 1984 · 176 citations