RELS 227 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cultural Memory, Systematic Chaos, Anthropocentrism
30 Jan 2017
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The land is understood to encompass the cosmos and full range of living and non-living entities that inhabit nature. In this all-encompassing view, the land is the source and sustainer of life. In return, people must act as stewards and caretakers of the earth. According to the indigenous approach, people do not have dominion over the land; they are subject to the land(cid:495)s dominion = ecocentric philosophy as. From a monotheistic perspective god -> men-> women- -> animals -> non- opposed to anthropocentric. A more holistic way of thinking about the world. Constant motion is inherent in the indigenous thought process, and it also comes from the structure of the language, the way words are put together. Much of language being transmitted through medium of storytelling. The vital difference of thinking about the world. Language provides meaning, but meaning is derived not simply from words; French and english is primarily noun based; the emphasis is on (cid:494)things(cid:495).
