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Author Watling, Tony

Title Ecological imaginations in the world religions : an ethnographic analysis / Tony Watling
Published London ; New York : Continuum, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (243 pages)
Series Continuum religious studies
Continuum religious studies.
Contents The modern world-view, the ecological model and the reimagination of nature -- Religious environmentalism : reimagining and revitalizing nature and religion -- Indian (Hindu and Jain) visions -- Chinese (Confucian and Daoist) visions -- Buddhist visions -- Jewish visions -- Christian visions -- Islamic visions
Summary The field of religion and ecology is an emerging and growing movement that is becoming relevant and influential in the world. It seeks to analyse, encourage, inspire, use, compare, and combine religious traditions to engage and shape environmental issues.€€. Tony Watling seeks to ethnographically analyse this important field and its expressions. In particular, he analyses and compares its explorations of different world religions for ecological themes and the resulting expressions of ecological visions, in what he terms 'religious ecotopias' - idealized, environmentally-friendly re-i
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-222) and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Human ecology -- Religious aspects.
RELIGION -- Sexuality & Gender Studies.
Human ecology -- Religious aspects
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2008037119
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