God-Self-World Continuum in Tribal Religion

Authors

  • Sashinungla Jadavpur University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35469/poligrafi.2021.294

Keywords:

tribal religion, god-self-world, tribal cosmogonies, ecological connectivity, elemental, tribal philosophy, earth-centred spirituality

Abstract

This article draws on the religions of the indigenous tribes in order to show that religion does not have to be a site of domination and exclusion (human or non-humans). It is not a systematic account of the minutiae of tribal religions. It primarily discusses the god-self-world continuum within a tribal paradigm and looks at the ethical implications of various metaphysical commitments that it instructs. Looking at tribal earth-centred spirituality uncovers many ways to consider “nature” and the place of humans, and contributes to overcoming problems of binary dualisms.

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Published

2021-12-29

How to Cite

Sashinungla. 2021. “God-Self-World Continuum in Tribal Religion”. Poligrafi 26 (103/104):93-105. https://doi.org/10.35469/poligrafi.2021.294.

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 103/104 (2021): Religija in narava / Religion and Nature

Section

Religion and Nature

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