Ancient and Indigenous Wisdom Traditions in African and Euro-Asian Contexts: Towards More Balanced Curricular Representations and Classroom Practices [Paperback]

IntroductionHistorical and Living Indigenous Wisdom Traditions in Contention: Why This Edited Volume?? 1. Exploring Historical Roots of the Chasm and Its Modern Manifestations and (Re)Productions? 2. Representing Ancient Belief Systems to Fit National Constructs: Albanian and Greek School Curricula and Textbooks in Transition? 3.?Reconciling with the Ancient Greeks: Ancient Greek Religion and Greek Identity in the Early Greek School Textbook? 4.?What Has Been Lost?: Tracing the Religious Diversity of Anatolia over Discourses in Contemporary Secondary Education Curriculum of T?rkiye? 5.?An Analysis of Afghanistan's 112 Education Curricula and its Treatment of Non-Abrahamic Belief Systems? 6.?Irreconcilable Narratives? Textual Representations of Zoroastrians in Iranian Textbooks and Their Experiences in Iran? 7.?Keeping the Balance: Reflections on Religion Education in Upper Secondary School in Sweden? 8.?Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge Within Mathematics and Technology Education: Teachers Beliefs and Experiences of How Culturally-Based Activities Shaped Their Spirituality, Identities, Worldviews and Attitudes? 9.?Moral Regeneration, Multi-Faith Perspectives, and Intercultural Exchange Representations in Zimbabwes Religious Education Curricula and Textbooks? 10.?Conclusion  Proposing a Typology to Deconstruct Representations of Historical and Living Wisdom Traditions, and Ways to Foster Dialogue and Reconciliation Efforts

  In Ancient and Indigenous Wisdom Traditions in African and Euro-Asian Contexts, Ehaab Abdou and Theodore Zervas achieve, along with their impressive lineup of contributors, optimally constructed analyses that should accord us a timely and circularly critical re-actualization of ancient Indigenous wisdoms that, in more communally connected times, had the desirable fluidity of traversing knowledge and learning boundaries. These living wisdomsl£Ç