Context Matters

Studying Indigenous Religions in North America

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4299809
AutoresSarah J King, Sarah King (0000-0002-0637-7672, Grand Valley State University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2013
Volumen7
Número11
Páginas498-507
Fecha de publicación2013-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaReligion Compass (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1749-8171 • E-ISSN: 1749-8171
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/rec3.12066
OpenAlexW1921079036
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas20

Context is critically important to the study of indigenous religions in North America. This paper argues that the significance of context to indigenous (native, Indian, tribal, or aboriginal) religions is unique and particular. In studying indigenous religions, attending to context engages geographical, political, and methodological issues, which emphasize the diversity of indigenous ideas and experience. The Mi'kmaq relationship to their homeland, Mi'kma'ki, demonstrates the importance of land as fundamental context for indigenous religions; the figure of Kateri Tekakwitha illuminates the inextricably political nature of indigenous religions. Finally, methods, theories, and practices (such as self-reflexivity) that have arisen in indigenous contexts are important analytical tools in the study of indigenous ways of knowing/practices

Archaeology · Biology · Environmental ethics · Ethnology · Geography · Homeland · Indigenous · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Law · Philosophy · Ecology