Indigenous Ways of Creating Environmental Awareness: Case Study from Berekum Traditional Area of Ghana
The people of Berekum Traditional Area, Brong Ahafo region, Ghana, use their religio-cultural practices to instil and impart traditional ecologi-cal knowledge to their youth. Qualitative methodology research identi?ed the main means by which indigenous ecological knowledge is transmitted to students...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Equinox Publ.
2014
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Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Year: 2014, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 46-63 |
Further subjects: | B
Berekum Traditional Area
B Mmebuo B cosmovision B Ritual B Worldview B Yerepra Yadee B Afahye B indigenous ecological knowledge |
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Summary: | The people of Berekum Traditional Area, Brong Ahafo region, Ghana, use their religio-cultural practices to instil and impart traditional ecologi-cal knowledge to their youth. Qualitative methodology research identi?ed the main means by which indigenous ecological knowledge is transmitted to students: proverbs, myths, folktales, and rituals. There is evidence that indigenous methods of imparting ecological knowledge and thereby dealing with environmental problems are facing some chal-lenges that appear to have interfered with their effectiveness. These challenges may be attributed to a change in the people’s worldview resulting from cultural contact and modernity. The ?ndings indicate that indigenous ecological knowledge is a potential resource that can complement scienti?c means of dealing with the region’s environmental problems. |
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ISSN: | 1749-4915 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/jsrnc.v8i1.46 |