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| Different Natures of Reality Inform Different Realities of Nature: What Karen Perceptions of Forest Reveal About Nature Conservation in Indigenous Contexts | ||
| 作者 | Man Han Chit Htoo (著) ; Steenhuisen, Bram (著) ; Verschuuren, Bas (編纂) |
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| 出處題名 | Conservation & Society |
| 卷期 | v.21 n.1 |
| 出版日期 | 2023 |
| 頁次 | 28 - 37 |
| 出版者 | Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.atree.org |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 關鍵詞 | forest and nature conservation; ontological pluralism; Indigenous local knowledge; sacred natural sites; modes of identification; Karen people; Karen State; Myanmar; Burma |
| 摘要 | Karen people's interactions with the forest are informed by their ontologies. Important aspects of these ontologies are the influence of spirits, the cycle of the moon and communication with nonhumans. We foreground that Karen ontologies and knowledge systems are heterogeneous yet different from other ontologies and knowledge systems informing forest conservation in Myanmar (Burma). We recognise that interaction between Karen people and other conservation actors needs to be understood in the context of socio-economic and transformative political factors and is affected by spirits and other nonhumans. Based on empirical research, we argue that Indigenous people and conservationists can better support each other if they are each understood concerning their own ontology. This way, spirits and other nonhumans can be recognised as having agency in forest management and governance. We demonstrate how spirits, nonhumans and religious beliefs affect Indigenous ontologies and prompt us to think of ontologies as heterogeneous and overlapping. We conclude that moving past Eurocentric dualisms opens up new ways to think about how different ontologies inform our ideas about what is considered important in making forest conservation in Myanmar more sustainable and socially equitable. |
| 目次 | Abstract 28 INTRODUCTION 28 Using modes of identification to foreground ontological differences 29 Embedding traditional knowledge in heterogeneous ontologies 30 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 31 Karen Perceptions of the forest, the role of Nats 32 Communication between humans and nonhumans 33 Formal religion in modes of identification 33 The role of Indigenous ontologies concerning nature conservation 34 CONCLUSION 36 REFERENCES 36 |
| ISSN | 09724923 (P); 09753133 (E) |
| 點閱次數 | 120 |
| 建檔日期 | 2023.11.29 |
| 更新日期 | 2023.11.29 |
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