Quote:What counts as 'traditional' from a magical animist perspective? Where can we look for 'true' continuity and what can we learn from those who practice it?
Gordon visits the famous Uros Islands in Peru and unpacks a saying from the Guyanan elder, Orland Bishop: "The answer will not be traditional because the world is no longer traditional."
'Historically, we may regard materialism as a system of dogma set up to combat orthodox dogma...Accordingly we find that, as ancient orthodoxies disintegrate, materialism more and more gives way to scepticism.'
- Bertrand Russell
- Bertrand Russell