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10%OFFE. Richard Atleo - Tsawalk: A Nuu-chah-nulth Worldview - 9780774810852 - V9780774810852
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Tsawalk: A Nuu-chah-nulth Worldview

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Description for Tsawalk: A Nuu-chah-nulth Worldview Paperback. This book explores the Nuu-chah-nulth understanding of the universe as an integrated and orderly whole, providing a viable theoretical alternative that both complements and expands the view of reality presented by Western science. Num Pages: 168 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 2 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: HPD; HPJ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.

Western philosophy has long held scientific rationalism in a place of honour. Reason, that particularly exalted human quality, has become steadily distanced from the metaphysical aspects of existence, such as spirit, faith, and intuition.

In Tsawalk, hereditary chief Umeek introduces us to an alternative indigenous worldview -- an ontology drawn from the Nuu-chah-nulth origin stories. Umeek develops a theory of "Tsawalk," meaning "one," that views the nature of existence as an integrated and orderly whole, and thereby recognizes the intrinsic relationship between the physical and spiritual. By retelling and analyzing the origin stories of Son of Raven and Son of Mucus, ... Read more

A valuable contribution to Native studies, anthropology, and philosophy, Tsawalk offers a revitalizing and thoughtful complement to Western scientific worldviews.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774810852
SKU
V9780774810852
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About E. Richard Atleo
E. Richard Atleo, whose Nuu-chah-nulth name is Umeek, is a hereditary chief. He served as co-chair of the internationally recognized Scientific Panel for Sustainable Forest Practices in Clayoquot Sound and teaches in the First Nations Studies Department at Malaspina University College.

Reviews for Tsawalk: A Nuu-chah-nulth Worldview
It provides a holistic, spiritual perspective, in contrast to the objective, Cartesian perspective of western science. Atleo argues, successfully I believe, that this spiritual view of nature is in many ways superior to the western disenchantment of the world. This book is one that will be valuable for scholars of the Northwest Coast, traditional ecological knowledge, and indigenous intellectuals. As ... Read more

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