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The novels Where the Crawdads Sing and Ceremony portray nature as a vital agent of healing and self-realization, emphasizing the crucial interdependence between humans and the environment through the lens of Indigenous knowledge systems. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To examine how Delia Owens's Where the Crawdads Sing and Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony portray nature as a healing force through Indigenous knowledge systems and environmental stewardship.

August 22, 2026Open Access

Nature, Healing, and Environmental Stewardship: An Indigenous Knowledge Perspective in Where the Crawdads Sing and Ceremony

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DKDidier KombieniUniversité de Parakou

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Comparative literary analysis reveals nature as a site of healing and self-realization in American literature, highlighting the necessity of human-environmental interdependence.

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To examine how Delia Owens's Where the Crawdads Sing and Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony portray nature as a healing force through Indigenous knowledge systems and environmental stewardship.
Conducted a comparative textual analysis of Where the Crawdads Sing and Ceremony.
Applied theoretical frameworks grounded in Ecological Literary Criticism and Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
Demonstrated that both novels frame the natural world as an active medium for psychological healing, recovery, and self-realization.
Identified that reciprocal relationships between humans and ecosystems in both texts emphasize environmental stewardship through Indigenous perspectives.

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Didier Kombieni (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895f1cca7ade938187d8ff https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22014864

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Comparative literary analysis reveals nature as a site of healing and self-realization in American literature, highlighting the necessity of human-environmental interdependence.

Nature, Healing, and Environmental Stewardship: An Indigenous Knowledge Perspective in Where the Crawdads Sing and Ceremony

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Nature, Healing, and Environmental Stewardship: An Indigenous Knowledge Perspective in Where the Crawdads Sing and Ceremony

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