Ecological imaginations in the world religions : an ethnographic analysis / Tony Watling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watling, Tony, author.

Series:

Continuum religious studies.

Continuum religious studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--Religious aspects.

Human ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2009.

Language Note:

English

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-imaginings of nature and humanity, and correspondingly religion, which seek to influence environmental attitudes."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [198]-222) and index.

ISBN:

9786612875922

9781472548986

1472548981

9781282875920

1282875922

9781441174604

1441174605

OCLC:

680037662