Understanding the Conundrum of Rebirth Experience of the Beaver, Gitxsan, and Witsuwit'en
SUMMARY The First Nations people of British Columbia experience reincarnation as a revitalization of their culture. This article documents the perseverance of reincarnation experiences among the Beaver, Witsuwit'en, and Gitxsan peoples of British Columbia, as well as my own growth in understand...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1548-1409.2010.01065.x 2024-06-02T08:06:40+00:00 Understanding the Conundrum of Rebirth Experience of the Beaver, Gitxsan, and Witsuwit'en Mills, Antonia 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1548-1409.2010.01065.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1548-1409.2010.01065.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1548-1409.2010.01065.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/j.1548-1409.2010.01065.x https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1548-1409.2010.01065.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Anthropology and Humanism volume 35, issue 2, page 172-191 ISSN 1559-9167 1548-1409 journal-article 2010 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1548-1409.2010.01065.x 2024-05-03T10:57:38Z SUMMARY The First Nations people of British Columbia experience reincarnation as a revitalization of their culture. This article documents the perseverance of reincarnation experiences among the Beaver, Witsuwit'en, and Gitxsan peoples of British Columbia, as well as my own growth in understanding such experiences. It recounts examples of rebirth cases. It explains what rebirth experiences mean to the First Nations people. It describes how these experiences are embedded in their perception of this world and embodied in their beliefs of spiritual realms, which include the interconnected and parallel worlds of fish and land animals, on this world and in spiritual dimensions. While the rebirth worldview contrasts with that of the Western scientific world, this is a worldview I have come to endorse. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Wiley Online Library Perseverance ENVELOPE(162.200,162.200,-76.800,-76.800) Anthropology and Humanism 35 2 172 191 |
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SUMMARY The First Nations people of British Columbia experience reincarnation as a revitalization of their culture. This article documents the perseverance of reincarnation experiences among the Beaver, Witsuwit'en, and Gitxsan peoples of British Columbia, as well as my own growth in understanding such experiences. It recounts examples of rebirth cases. It explains what rebirth experiences mean to the First Nations people. It describes how these experiences are embedded in their perception of this world and embodied in their beliefs of spiritual realms, which include the interconnected and parallel worlds of fish and land animals, on this world and in spiritual dimensions. While the rebirth worldview contrasts with that of the Western scientific world, this is a worldview I have come to endorse. |
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