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Author Burton, Lloyd

Title Worship and wilderness : culture, religion, and law in the management of public lands and resources / Lloyd Burton
Published Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (x, 341 pages)
Contents Culture and spirituality -- Full circle : return to the source -- Contemplation and connection : indigenous spirituality and the environment -- Nautre as haven, nature as Hades : the role of wilderness in immigrant religions -- Law -- Culture and justice : nature and the rule of law in the "New World" -- Of walls and windows : church-state separation and religious accommodation -- Management of public lands and resources -- Rising to Heaven or risen from Hell? Culture, conflict, and consensus at Devil's Tower National Monument -- Other spaces, other cases : worship and multiple-use management of public lands
Birthing the woolly cow : the contested legal reconstruction of the American bison -- Conservation and cultural renewal : hunting, gathering, and cleansing the waters -- Pacific Rim variations : between East and West -- Charting a common course -- Coming home : Euro-Americans and contemplative rediscovery of the "New World" -- The National commons as sacred space : making peace in the field and defending it in court
Summary Weaves together the teachings on nature and the sacred among indigenous and immigrant culture groups in the United States, the relevant constitutional history of religion and government action, and analyzes the relevant constitutional history of religion and government action as well as contemporary conflicts over culture, religion, and public lands management. [back cover]
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Subject Nature -- Religious aspects.
Public lands -- Management
RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
Nature -- Religious aspects
Public lands -- Management
Natur
Verwaltung
Religion
Nationalpark
Propriété foncière publique.
Gestion publique.
Protection de la nature.
Culture.
Spiritualité
Législation.
Influence.
Revendication autochtone.
USA
États-Unis.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2002003309
ISBN 9780299180836
0299180832
1282788248
9781282788244
9786612788246
6612788240