‘Living’ in Nage, or the Meaning of ‘Life’ in an Eastern Indonesian Society
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18933271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G Forth (0000-0001-6298-8665, University of Alberta, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 168-182 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Oceania (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-8077 • E-ISSN: 1834-4461 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ocea.5187 |
| OpenAlex | W2797836398 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 24 |
Originating in 19th century cultural evolutionary theory, a revised concept of ‘animism’ has in recent years found new life in anthropology in the writings of ontological relativists. Continuity is found in the reputed attribution of life by members of small‐scale non‐western societies to inanimate objects as well as to organisms. This new animism is typically contrasted with western or modern scientific thought, either exclusively or primarily. Concerning the Nage of the Indonesian island of Flores, this paper analyzes results of research into what things people regard as being alive ( muzi ). While the majority of Nage deem only animals, plants, and humans to be living, differences appear among informants distinguished by age and gender. As well as the overall finding, this variation and cultural usages contextually depicting certain inanimate objects as being alive raise questions about animism as a unitary way of knowing the world characteristic of single societies
Animism · Attribution · Epistemology · Genealogy · Indonesian · Linguistics · Meaning (existential) · Political science · Sociology · Unitary state · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Geographies of human-animal interactions · History · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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"Animism" Revisited
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |