Publication details
Humans As Keepers of the Universe : The Water Cycle in Native Colombian Cosmology
| Authors | |
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| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Cosmos : The Journal of the Traditional Cosmology Society |
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| Citation | |
| Web | Odkaz na seznam participantů ročníků Cosmos 33-36 |
| Keywords | Colombian mythologies; water cycle; creation myths; traditional ecological beliefs; ecosystem of paramos; Kogi; Colombian Andean tribes; |
| Description | The article deals with the mythological and cosmological motifs and beliefs of selected Colombian tribes (especially the Kogi, the Misak and the Nasa) and how their thinking patterns are reflected in the way they look after their immediate surroundings. It shows how the ideas of sustainability and ecological balance arise from the mythological background of an individual and their social units. |