F A Ruffin
Biographic Data
| ID | 1849442 |
|---|---|
| NAME | F A Ruffin |
| GIVEN NAMES | F A |
| FAMILY NAME | Ruffin |
| SIGNATURE | RUFFIN F A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sacred Space of African Indigenous Forces of Nature
The displaced Africans from the transatlantic triangular slave trade took the essence of African indigenous forces of nature including environmental ethics with them and those forces of nature sustained in them. These forces are everywhere in rivers, oceans, lakes, thunder, lightning and graveyards. It is argued that the Òrisa are autonomous forces of nature and may express themselves through divination and mediumship possession. The paper explor…
African Indigenous Languages and Environmental Communication
The paper uses secondary sources to discuss the importance of African indigenous languages in communicating environmental issues. It argues that the desired change in environmental conservation can only be achieved if the information appeals to the cultural values of the recipients. In the context of Africa, African indigenous languages are the best vehicles of communicating environmental information as they are culturally specific. It is therefo…
Sacred Space of African Indigenous Forces of Nature
The displaced Africans from the transatlantic triangular slave trade took the essence of African indigenous forces of nature including environmental ethics with them and those forces of nature sustained in them. These forces are everywhere in rivers, oceans, lakes, thunder, lightning and graveyards. It is argued that the Òrisa are autonomous forces of nature and may express themselves through divination and mediumship possession. The paper explor…
Sacred Space of African Indigenous Forces of Nature
The displaced Africans from the transatlantic triangular slave trade took the essence of African indigenous forces of nature including environmental ethics with them and those forces of nature sustained in them. These forces are everywhere in rivers, oceans, lakes, thunder, lightning and graveyards. It is argued that the Òrisa are autonomous forces of nature and may express themselves through divination and mediumship possession. The paper explor…
African Indigenous Languages and Environmental Communication
The paper uses secondary sources to discuss the importance of African indigenous languages in communicating environmental issues. It argues that the desired change in environmental conservation can only be achieved if the information appeals to the cultural values of the recipients. In the context of Africa, African indigenous languages are the best vehicles of communicating environmental information as they are culturally specific. It is therefo…
Ecology (2 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Indigenous (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Biology (1 work) · Diaspora (1 work) · Environmental communication (1 work)