Getting Inside of Non-Western Thinking

There is a lot of talk about “ indigenous knowledge” and alternative ways of looking at everything from the environment to personal health. But what are the cultural roots of these differing perspectives? This series discusses how indigenous Americans and Australians view nature; Japanese aesthetics and rituals; and Chinese concepts of health and the body. Each of these investigations reveal how these societies incorporate knowledge about the world and why these “ways of seeing” differ from our own.