Vitality of Indigenous Religions

Contents: Prologue; Synopsis; Ancient Indigenous Cultures: Indigenous San knowledge and survival struggles, Kxao Moses and Oma and Axel Thoma; Nila.Ngany - Possessing/having/belonging to knowledge: indigenous knowledge systems in Aboriginal Australia, Pat Torres; Indigenist research, First nations people in Australia, and colonized peoples, Lester Irabbina-Rigney; North America: The power of indigenous knowledge: navigating the naming of indigenous groups and identities amidst the legacy of European colonial definitions in Canada, Laara Fitznor; Indigenous wisdom and power: telling the truth about the story of resistance of Asdsaa Tl'ogi, wife of Hastiin Ch'il Hajiin, a leader of the Dineh, Jennifer Nez Denetdale; Exploring healing and the body through Chinese medicine, Roxanne Ng; South America: Indigenous Muchik wisdom at work: the tale of a Mestiza, Miryam Espinosa-Dulanpo; The Caribbean: Indigenous wisdom at work in Jamaica: the power of Kumina, Dianne Stewart; The Pacific: A celebration of Maori sacred and spiritual wisdom, Rangimarie Turuki Pere; Architecture in Papua New Guinea: implications for indigenous learners, Kora Malele Korawali; Asia: Multiple voices of resilience and resistance: the Ainu peoples of Hokkaido, Japan, Etsuko Aoki and Kiyoko Kitahara; Emerging forms of governance among indigenous communities: nations, states and ecological citizens in Jharkhand, India, Pramod Parajuli; Europe: Tour in the old and new Vuornese: a Saami journey, Asa Virdi Kroik; Africa: African indigenous world-views and ancient wisdom: a conceptual framework for development in Southern Africa, Vimbai Gukwe Chivaura; Indigenous Xhosa wisdom in contemporary South Africa/Azania: the power of Izibongo, Somadoda Fikeni; Human rights violation and indigenous peoples of Africa: the case of the Maasai people, Naomi Kipuri; How indigenous African knowledge systems inform contemporary human rights perspectives in an era of globalization, Julian Kunnie; Epilogue; Index.