If Not all Stones Are Alive…: Radical Relationality in Animism Studies
Irving Hallowell’s conversation with an Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) elder in the early twentieth century has gained increasing attention in recent decades. It has been cited by many involved in the multi-disciplinary ‘turns’ to ontology, materiality and relationality. In particular, it has inspired many re...
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ftopenunivgb:oai:oro.open.ac.uk:59680 2023-06-11T04:03:48+02:00 If Not all Stones Are Alive…: Radical Relationality in Animism Studies Harvey, Graham 2017 application/pdf https://oro.open.ac.uk/59680/ https://oro.open.ac.uk/59680/1/09%20Harvey.pdf https://oro.open.ac.uk/59680/7/59680.pdf https://doi.org/10.1558/jsrnc.31066 unknown https://oro.open.ac.uk/59680/1/09%20Harvey.pdf https://oro.open.ac.uk/59680/7/59680.pdf Harvey, Graham <http://oro.open.ac.uk/view/person/gh2744.html> (2017). If Not all Stones Are Alive…: Radical Relationality in Animism Studies. Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, 11(4) pp. 481–497. Journal Item Public PeerReviewed 2017 ftopenunivgb https://doi.org/10.1558/jsrnc.31066 2023-05-28T05:59:12Z Irving Hallowell’s conversation with an Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) elder in the early twentieth century has gained increasing attention in recent decades. It has been cited by many involved in the multi-disciplinary ‘turns’ to ontology, materiality and relationality. In particular, it has inspired many researchers involved in the ‘new (approach to) animism’. This article considers efforts to rethink what ‘person’ or ‘relation’ might mean in the light of Indigenous ontologies and of the ferment of reflection and analysis offered by many colleagues. It proposes that we have not yet sufficiently understood what the elder intended by telling Hallowell that only some stones are animate. A more radically relational understanding of personhood has implications for the ways in which we approach and engage with/in nature, culture, science, and religion. Article in Journal/Newspaper anishina* The Open University: Open Research Online (ORO) Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture 11 4 481 497 |
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Irving Hallowell’s conversation with an Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) elder in the early twentieth century has gained increasing attention in recent decades. It has been cited by many involved in the multi-disciplinary ‘turns’ to ontology, materiality and relationality. In particular, it has inspired many researchers involved in the ‘new (approach to) animism’. This article considers efforts to rethink what ‘person’ or ‘relation’ might mean in the light of Indigenous ontologies and of the ferment of reflection and analysis offered by many colleagues. It proposes that we have not yet sufficiently understood what the elder intended by telling Hallowell that only some stones are animate. A more radically relational understanding of personhood has implications for the ways in which we approach and engage with/in nature, culture, science, and religion. |
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https://oro.open.ac.uk/59680/1/09%20Harvey.pdf https://oro.open.ac.uk/59680/7/59680.pdf Harvey, Graham <http://oro.open.ac.uk/view/person/gh2744.html> (2017). If Not all Stones Are Alive…: Radical Relationality in Animism Studies. Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, 11(4) pp. 481–497. |
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