Indigenous Holism and Complex Systems
Abstract
Indigenous knowledge is holistic in the way it deals with the world. Several scholars have interpreted Indigenous holistic thinking as a kind of complex systems thinking ( Walsh et al. 2013 ). Some have modelled it mathematically ( Lansing et al. 1998 ) and others qualitatively ( Alcorn and Toledo 1998 ). One particularly far-reaching effort was Howitt's (2002) combination of Australian Indigenous knowledge systems with phenomenological thought to propose a framework that envisions time, space, place, and geographic scale as analytical elements of cultural landscapes.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond
Australian Indigenous Culture and History
Indigenous Studies and Ecology
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 186–208
- Publication date
- 5 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter