Relating with More-than-Humans

Interbeing Rituality and Spiritual Practices in a Living World—An Introduction

Bibliographic Data

ID20039361
AuthorsJean Chamel (0000-0002-4214-9343, University of Lausanne), Yael Dansac (0000-0002-2681-2301, Université Libre de Bruxelles, corresponding author)
Year2022
Pages1-18
Publication date2022-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenueRelating to More-Than-Humans (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherSpringer International Publishing (PUBLISHER • SG)
DOI10.1007/978-3-031-10294-3_1
OpenAlexW4318598118
ISBN9783031102943
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited15

Over the last twenty years, the rejection of singular or unique concepts of nature has given rise to a multiplicity of notions which are not limited to the “living” or “the visible”. Better than “non-humans” or “other-than-humans”, which characterize by opposition to the humans, that remain at the centre, the expression “more-than-humans” provides a framework that accommodates a broader definition of animated being by recognizing the possibility of liveliness, or at least agency or personality, to any entities with whom humans interact. Rituality can be seen as an important component of relationships between humans and more-than-humans in different cultural contexts across the globe. Three main issues related to ritual relationships with more-than-humans are discussed: how relationships are constructed and maintained through rituality; how ritual creativity and innovation transform and produce values, behaviours, and practices concerning more-than-humans; and how ritualized interactions with more-than-humans shape our day-to-day life

Aesthetics · Art · Creativity · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Globe · Personality · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Social Psychology

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