The human ecologist as alchemist: an inquiry into Ngai Te Rangi cosmology, human agency, and well-being in a time of ecological peril

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Williams, Lewis. 2012. "The human ecologist as alchemist: an inquiry into Ngai Te Rangi cosmology, human agency, and well-being in a time of ecological peril." Williams, Lewis, Roberts, Rose and McIntosh, Alastair (ed.) Radical human ecology: intercultural and indigenous approaches. Farnham, Surrey. United Kingdom. Ashgate Publishing Limited. pp. 91-120
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The human ecologist as alchemist: an inquiry into Ngai Te Rangi cosmology, human agency, and well-being in a time of ecological peril

Book Chapter CategoryEdited book (chapter)
ERA Publisher ID1202
Book TitleRadical human ecology: intercultural and indigenous approaches
Authors
AuthorWilliams, Lewis
EditorsWilliams, Lewis, Roberts, Rose and McIntosh, Alastair
Page Range91-120
Chapter Number5
Number of Pages30
Year2012
PublisherAshgate Publishing Limited
Place of PublicationFarnham, Surrey. United Kingdom
ISBN9780754677680
Web Address (URL)http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9780754677680
Abstract

Human ecology - the study and practice of relationships between the natural and the social environment - has gained prominence as scholars seek more effectively to engage with pressing global concerns. In the past seventy years most human ecology has skirted the fringes of geography, sociology and biology. This volume pioneers radical new directions. In particular, it explores the power of indigenous and traditional peoples' epistemologies both to critique and to complement insights from modernity and postmodernity.

Keywordsindigenous; traditional inhabitants; world view; belief systems
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020440107. Social and cultural anthropology
500318. Philosophy of specific cultures (incl. comparative philosophy)
500305. Epistemology
Byline AffiliationsUniversity of Saskatchewan, Canada
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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