Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Book Chapter Book Chapter Faculty Publications- Book Chapter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indigenous Beliefs and Practices for Sustainability Among the Mao Nagas Subject The topic of the resource Feast of merit; Natural resources; SDGs; Shifting cultivation; Spiritual realms Description An account of the resource The present society of Mao Nagas is sandwiched between trends to modernity and tendencies to be rooted in the cultural past. Prior to the arrival of Christianity, the Maos were considered animists; the sway of the one Supreme Being, and human relations with nature permeated the social, cultural, and spiritual realm. When the sky represented the father, and the earth, the mother; exploitation becomes inconsequential. Despite the odds of having limited ancestral land, the Maos have proven themselves self-sustainable within the place of habitation. The fact that there are no beggars among the Maos proves that certain aspects of the SDGs are ingrained in the beliefs. The Feast of Merit prevented extreme riches in society. With education, the Mao Nagas learned the harmful effects of shifting cultivation and abandoned its entirety. This paper tries to conceptually prove that if ancient beliefs and practices are tempered with scientific knowledge, life is sustainable. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kaje B.K.; Thomas K.A. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New Approaches to the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol-15, pp. 121-132. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Science and Business Media B.V. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67360-3_11" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67360-3_11</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85204958283&amp;doi=10.1007%2F978-3-031-67360-3_11&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=94b474f49f33ed16ff5d18f6861e548f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85204958283&amp;doi=10.1007%2f978-3-031-67360-3_11&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=94b474f49f33ed16ff5d18f6861e548f</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 23673494 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book chapter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Kaje B.K., School of Education, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Thomas K.A., Centre for Education Beyond Curriculum, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India