AN ASIAN LIBERATION THEOLOGY OF SACRED SUSTAINABILITY
A Local Theology in Dialogue with Indigenous Shamanism
Keywords:
SACRED SUSTAINABILITY, ASIAN, LIBERATION THEOLOGY, ShamanismAbstract
The task of doing local theologies in Asia calls for an interculturalreligious
dialogue with the hitherto little known and seldom
acknowledged traditional religions. The dialogue with shamanic
beliefs and practices is indeed a welcome change from the
conventional dialogue with the world religions of Asia.
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