Knowing differently: the challenge of the indigenous

Abstract

1. Being 'Primitive' in a modern world : the Andaman Islanders / Vishvajit Pandya -- 2. Co-existence of multiple timeframes : narratives of myths and cosmogony in India / Vibha S. Chauhan -- 3. Pimatisiwin indigenous knowledge systems, north and south / Priscilla Settee -- 4. Metaphors of fertility, phallic anxieties and expiation of grief in the Babukusu funeral oratory / Chris J.C. Wasike -- 5. The (re-)imag(in)ing of the Oba of Benin in Nigerian dramatic literature and its implications in indigenous studies / Israel Meriomame Wekpe and Alero Uwawah -- 6. 'Kasapa' : mobile telephony and changing healthcare communication in Ghana / Perpetual Crentsil -- 7. Discourse of resistance and protest in Meitei Folklore / Leisangthem Gitarani Devi -- 8. Sovereign ontologies in Australia and Aotearoa-New Zealand : indigenous responses to asylum seekers, refugees and overstayers / Emma Cox -- 9. Indigenous worldviews and environmental footprints : the case of Prometheus vs Hermes / A.O. Balcomb -- 10. Folk heritage and classical lore : the grand narratives from the Aegean Archipelago and Derek Walcott's Caribbean Creole readings / Eckhard Breitinger -- 11. Conceptualizing space and indigenous knowledge : articulations and considerations for natural resource management in the Himalayas / Seema M. Parihar. [et al.] -- 12. Breaking the power of patriarchy : Unity Dow's novel The screaming of the innocent / Geoffrey V. Davis -- 13. The national, the Indian, and empowering performance : festive practices in the highlands (Bolivia) / Ximena Cordova -- 14. Contemporary Maori painting : pictorial representation of land and landscape / Dieter Riemenschneider -- 15. Art, landscape, and identity in She plays with the darkness, The Madonna of Excelsior and Cion / Gail Fincham -- 16. Indigenous languages in the post-colonial era / Zahid Akter -- 17. The struggle for survival : globalization and its impact on tribal women in Kerala / Lata Marina Varghese -- 18. Eco-fraternity of Kurum(b)a tribes in Wayanad, Kerala / Nelson P. Abraham.