Nankani Women’s Spirituality and Ecology
Nankani women are not only thought to believe they are spiritual beings; they are also made to understand that they are structurally interwoven with their ecosystem. From the mythical and proverbial saying, ‘he who wilfully kills a woman has invoked upon himself a curse that he can never fully recti...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2016
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| En: |
Worldviews
Año: 2016, Volumen: 20, Número: 1, Páginas: 15-29 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Frafra
/ Relación
/ Ser supernatural
/ Espiritualidad
/ Imagen del mundo
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | AB Filosofía de la religión AG Vida religiosa BB Religiones indígenas (de grupos étnicos) KBN África subsahariana NBC Dios NBD Creación NBE Antropología NCB Ética individual |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Nankani
African religions
indigenous spirituality
community
ecology
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| Acceso en línea: |
Volltext (Publisher) |
| Sumario: | Nankani women are not only thought to believe they are spiritual beings; they are also made to understand that they are structurally interwoven with their ecosystem. From the mythical and proverbial saying, ‘he who wilfully kills a woman has invoked upon himself a curse that he can never fully rectify,’ to the religio-cultural symbolic representations of the woman as a calabash (vegetation) and/or and earthen pot (sand/clay), Nankani women are socialized to accept and recognise their integral place and role in their society’s life and wellbeing. Thus strategically entangled with the family, clan and the community’s beliefs and practices; the women believe they are purposefully situated to play their multi-tasking roles just as a pregnant woman nurtures and sustains the life within her. This paper provides some insights into Nankani women’s spirituality and ecology. |
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| Descripción Física: | Online-Ressource |
| ISSN: | 1568-5357 |
| Obras secundarias: | In: Worldviews
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685357-02001003 |
