Loss of Indigenous Eden and the Fall of Spirituality

Stonechild, Alexander Blair

University of Regina Press（2020/04発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 288 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780889777019
• DDC分類 299

Full Description

The follow-up to his award-winning book THE KNOWLEDGE SEEKER, Blair Stonechild's LOSS OF INDIGENOUS EDEN AND THE FALL OF SPIRITUALITY continues to explore the Indigenous spiritual teachings passed down to the author by Elders, examining their relevance in today's world. Exploring how the rise of civilisation has been antithetical to the relational philosophy of Indigenous thinking -- whereby all things are interrelated and in need of care and respect -- Stonechild demonstrates how the current global ideology of human dominance, economic growth, and technological progress has resulted in all-consuming and destructive appetites that are damaging relationships between humans and the natural world. Most troubling is the loss of respect for spirituality so fundamental to Indigenous stability. There must be international reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, their culture and spirituality, Stonechild insists, if humanity itself is to survive.

Contents

Acknowledgements
Preface

Chapter 1: Enchanted World
Chapter 2: Indigenous Garden of Eden
Chapter 3: Betraying Indigenous Eden
Chapter 4: Final Conquest of Eden
Chapter 5: Religion Overtakes the World
Chapter 6: Knowledge, Sacred and Profane
Chapter 7: The Big Rush
Chapter 8: Harming Our Relatives
Chapter 9: Searching for Healing
Chapter 10: Need for Reconciliation

Appendix 1:
Comparing Ecolizations and Civilizations

Appendix 2:
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index