Sökning: "Indians"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 15 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Indians.

  1. 1. A Landscape of Left-Overs : Changing Conceptions of Place and Environment among Mi'kmaq Indians of Eastern Canada

    Författare :Anne-Christine Hornborg; Religionshistoria och religionsbeteendevetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; animism; traditional ecological knowledge; biocentrism; ecological ethics; environmental relations; being-in-the-world; lifeworlds; phenomenology; power; oral tradition; Kluskap; culture hero; tradition; Canada; Mi’kmaq Indians; Nova Scotia; sacred places; landscape; nature vs. culture; Cultural anthropology; ethnology; Kulturantropologi; etnologi; Canadian Mi kmaq Indians; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation seeks to explore historical changes in the lifeworld of the Mi’kmaq Indians of Eastern Canada. The Mi’kmaq culture hero Kluskap here serves as a key persona in discussing issues such as traditions, changing conceptions of land, and human-environmental relations. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Symbolic and Material Boundaries : An archaeological genealogy of the Urus of Lake Poopó, Bolivia

    Författare :Virginia Sáenz; Frands Herschend; Paul Sinclair; Per Stenborg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Archaeology; Indians; Andes; Bolivia; Lake Poopó; Pampa Aullagas; Uru; ethnic groups; ethnic markers; Anthropology; History; Archaeology; Architecture; Linguistics; Sociology; multi-disciplinary approach; Arkeologi; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : The thesis focuses on Bolivian Indians who are assimilated into ethnic groups as one of many consequences of the colonial past. An understanding of the complexity of this construction draws from disciplines such as Anthropology, Archaeology, History, Sociology, in an effort to expose the power relations behind the construction. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Den mystiske indianen : Schamanism i skärningspunkten mellan populärkultur, forskning och nyandlighet

    Författare :Sten Skånby; Ulf Drobin; Olav Hammer; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; shamanism; neo-shamanism; new age; new religious movements; Michael Harner; Carlos Castaneda; mystical experiences; nature mysticism; drum journey; vision quest; noble savage; Indians; History of religion; Religionshistoria;

    Sammanfattning : Neo-shamanism, or just shamanism, have entered religious life in the West mostly as a result of the inspiration of Michael Harner and Carlos Castaneda. Placing neo-shamanism in a historical context, shows its intimate connection with popular culture and the distinct association with academic research on shamanism. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Conceptions of the soul among North American Indians : a study in religious ethnology

    Författare :Åke Hultkrantz; Stockholms högskola; []
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  7. 5. I Skinnstrumpas spår : Svenska barn- och ungdomsböcker om indianer 1860-2008

    Författare :Yvonne Pålsson; Anders Pettersson; Anna Nordenstam; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; books about Native Americans; American Indians; postcolonial theory; identity; opposition; Stig Ericson; documentary; ideology; indianböcker; indianer; postkolonial teori; Stig Ericson; Literature; litteraturvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this study is to demonstrate how the publication of books in Swedish about Native Americans for children and young people developed and changed between 1890 and 2008. Translations into Swedish of such books from 1860 onwards are commented on. The terms "Native American", "Indian" and "Indigenous" are discussed. LÄS MER