Deep blue : critical reflections on nature, religion and water / edited by Sylvie Shaw & Andrew Francis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shaw, Sylvie, 1948-

Francis, Andrew, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature--Religious aspects.

Nature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 310 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox Pub., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nature religions look to rivers, lakes and oceans for inspiration and spiritual transformation. Deep Blue brings together the work of influential scholars in the field of nature religion, ranging across anthropology, mythology, sociology and psychology. The essays examine the interrelationship between spiritual practice, critical thinking, and environmental concern. Tracing the ancient history of humanity's close relationship with both salt and fresh water, the book calls for a sustainable relationship with water in contemporary western culture. Deep Blue will be of interest to students of paganism and religion, environmental researchers and activists, and all those involved in the intersection between religion and ecology.

Contents:

Introduction : Sacred waters / Sylvie Shaw and Andrew Francis

'Singing through the sea' : song, sea and emotion / John J. Bradley

Water of life, water of death : pagan notions of water from antiquity to today / Dieter Gerten

The fertility goddess of the Zulu : reflections on a calling to Inkosazana's Pool / Penny Bernard

Rivers of memory, lakes of survival : indigenous water traditions and the Anishinaabeg nation / Melissa K. Nelson

Creature of water / Andrew Francis

Saltwater feet : the flow of dance in Oceania / Katerina Martina Teaiwa

I am the river bleeding / Douglas Ezzy

Deep blue religion / Sylvie Shaw

The spirit of the edge : Rachel Carson and numinous experience between land and sea / Susan Power Bratton

The mystery of waters / Vivianne Crowley

Sister Water : an introduction to blue theology / Margaret H. Ferris

Sea spirituality, surfing and aquatic nature religion / Bron Taylor

Animism, economics and sustainable water development / David Groenfeldt

Blue, green and red : combining energies in defence of water / Veronica Strang

Neglect and reclamation of water as sacred resource / Michael York

Eco-logue : and in me you find peace / Adrianne Harris.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-48817-2

1-138-46515-1

1-315-71018-8

1-317-48818-0

1-84553-719-X

9781315710181

OCLC:

595057966