Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants
Kimmerer, Robin Wall2020
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This title provides an inspired weaving of indigenous knowledge, plant science, and personal narrative from a distinguished professor of science and a Native American whose previous book, 'Gathering Moss,' was awarded the John Burroughs Medal for outstanding nature writing. In this book, Kimmerer reveals what is means to see humans as 'the younger brothers of creation'.
Main title:
Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants / Robin Wall Kimmerer.
Author:
Kimmerer, Robin Wall, author
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2020.
Collation:
390 pages ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Originally published: Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 2013.
ISBN:
9780141991955 (pbk)
Dewey class:
305.897
Language:
English
Subject:
Indian philosophyEthnoecologyPhilosophy of natureHuman ecology -- PhilosophyNature -- Effect of human beings onHuman-plant relationshipsBotany -- PhilosophyKimmerer, Robin WallPotawatomi Indians -- Social life and customsSocietySpirituality & religious experienceSociety & culture: generalIndigenous peoplesBotany & plant sciencesEnvironmentalist thought & ideology
BRN:
417155
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