| Title | : | Toward a Native American Theology of Animals: Creek and Cherokee Perspectives |
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| Author | : | Cross Currents & Dave Aftandilian |
| Release | : | 2011-06-01 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Education, Books, Professional & Technical |
| Size | : | 86753 |
| Introduction In this article, I will explore what a Native American theology of animals might look like, and how it might inform work on animal theology in other faith traditions. After a brief review of previous work on this topic, I discuss the roles of animals in Native American creation stories and cosmologies; the recognition of animals as people; the spiritual powers of animals; and the proper practical and spiritual roles of humans in relation to other animals. (1) |
