Of Leopards and Other Lovely Frightful Things: The Environmental Ethics of Indigenous Rajasthani Shamans

In this paper, we argue that shamans as compared to non-shamans demonstrate a deeper connection to wildlife. Shamans display particularly powerful love and reverence for leopards. That shamans more deeply revere, even worship, nature suggests that indigenous Animism does impact the environmental tho...

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Authors: Snodgrass, Jeffrey (Author) ; Sharma, Satish Kumar 1954- (Author) ; Jhala, Yuvraj Singh (Author) ; Lacy, Michael G. (Author) ; Advani, Mohan 1942- (Author) ; Bhargava, N. K. (Author) ; Upadhyay, Chakrapani (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2008
In: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Year: 2008, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 30-54
Further subjects:B Shamans
B Animism
B Adivasis
B environmental thought
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