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Indigenous Perspectives on Sacred Natural Sites: Culture, Governance and Conservation book cover

1st Edition

Indigenous Perspectives on Sacred Natural Sites Culture, Governance and Conservation

Edited By Jonathan Liljeblad, Bas Verschuuren Copyright 2019
246 Pages 48 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

246 Pages 48 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

246 Pages 48 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Much previous literature on sacred natural sites has been written from a non-indigenous perspective. In contrast, this book facilitates a greater self-expression of indigenous perspectives regarding treatment of the sacred and its protection and governance in the face of threats from various forms of natural resource exploitation and development. It provides indigenous custodians the... Read more

    1. Introduction: Indigenous Voice and Indigenous Sacred Sites, Promoting Diverse Perspectives in a Global Discourse

    Jonathan Liljeblad

    Part I Identity and embodying the sacred

    2. Giving Voice to the Sacred Black Female Body in Takayna Country

    Jennifer Evans

    3. Defending the Sacred through Plant Knowledge

    Susan Leopold

    4. Imagine Kanaloa Kahoʻolawe

    Davianna Pōmaikaʻi McGregor

    Part II Resistance, advocacy and perseverance

    5. Kondhs' Resistance Movement to Save Sacred Niyamgiri, Odisha

    Annapurna Devi Pandey

    6. Human Rights Law and the Protection of Sacred Sites and Territories: A Case Study of the Bethany Griqua Community in South Africa

    Lesle Jansen and Ademola Oluborode Jegede

    7. Taos Pueblo Blue Lake: A Legacy of Cultural Perseverance

    Vernon G. Lujan

    Part III The sacred in intangible heritage and education

    8. The Crocodiles of Fesawa: Sacred Sites and Rituals in a Changing Context in Southern East Timor

    Brunna Crespi, Anacleto Amaral and Clementino Amaral

    9. Maghee: A Case Study of Indigenous Tharu Cultural Heritage for Democratic Practice and STEM Education

    Bhaskar Upadhyay, Mahesh Tharu Chaudhary, Dinesh Gautam and Baliram Tharu

    Part IV Recognition and preservation of the sacred in place

    10. Wirikuta: Sacred Heart of Mexico – Pueblo Wixárika (Huichol)

    Anaid Paola Velasco Ramírez, Úrsula Garzón Aragón, Andrea Ulisse Davide Cerami and Santos De La Cruz Carillo

    11. Hongan di Pa'ge: The Sacredness and Realism of Terraced Landscape in Ifugao Culture, Philippines

    Marlon Martin, Stephen Acabado and Raymond Aquino Macapagal

    12. Perpetuation is the Key to Preservation: Encouraging Local Development and Valuing Indigenous Culture as the Sole Bastion against Bagan's Museification

    Bérengère Boüan and Kathy Khine

    13. Protecting Our Sacred Water: Cenote Conservation in the Maya area of Yucatan, Mexico

    Yolanda Lopez-Maldonado

    Part V Conclusions

    14. Indigenous Perspectives in a Global Discourse on the Conservation of Sacred Heritage

    Bas Verschuuren

    Biography

    Jonathan Liljeblad is Senior Lecturer, Law School, Swinburne University, Australia, and a Steering Committee Member of the IUCN Specialist Group on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas. He received his PhD and JD from the University of Southern California. Born under the name Nanda Zaw Win, he is a member of the Pa’oh people of Shan State, Myanmar.

    Bas Verschuuren is Associate Researcher at the Sociology of Development and Change group at Wageningen University, the Netherlands, Co-Chair of the IUCN Specialist Group on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas, and Programme Coordinator for the Sacred Natural Sites Initiative.

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