The Bloomsbury handbook of religion and nature : the elements / edited by Laura Hobgood and Whitney Bauman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hobgood-Oster, Laura, 1964- editor.

Bauman, Whitney, editor.

Series:

Bloomsbury handbooks in religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature--Religious aspects.

Nature.

Four elements (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

xii, 342 pages ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.

Summary:

Divided into four parts-Earth, Air, Fire, and Water-this book takes an elemental approach to the study of religion and ecology. It reflects recent theoretical and methodological developments in this field which seek to understand the ways that ideas and matter, minds and bodies exist together within an immanent frame of reference. The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Nature focuses on how these matters materialize in the world around us, thereby addressing key topics in this area of study. The editors provide an extensive introduction to the book, as well as useful introductions to each of its parts. The volume's international contributors are drawn from the USA, South Africa, Netherlands, Norway, Indonesia, and South Korea, and offer a variety of perspectives, voices, cultural settings, and geographical locales. This handbook shows that human concern and engagement with material existence is present in all sectors of the global community, regardless of religious tradition. It challenges the traditional methodological approach of comparative religion, and argues that globalization renders a comparative religious approach to the environment insufficient.

Contents:

Part 1 Earth

1 Backyard Gardens as Sacred Spaces: An Ecowomanist Spiritual Ecology p. 11 / Elonda Clay

2 In a Body on Wheels in Touch with the Earth: Cycling as Religion and Response p. 25 / Laura Hobgood

3 Pressure, Gestures: Sacral Work: Bodies Poetics p. 35 / Bobbi Patterson

4 Blood in the Soil: The Racial, Racist, and Religious Dimensions of Environmentalism p. 45 / Christopher Carter

5 To Eat or Be Eaten? That's the Question p. 63 / Ernst M. Conradie

Part 2 Air

6 The Personhood of Air: The Ammatoans' Indigenous Perspective p. 81 / Samsul Maarif

7 Changing Atmospheres of Religion and Nature p. 89 / Forrest Clingerman

8 Eco-Dao: An Ecological Theology of Dao p. 99 / Heup Young Kim

9 Remembering the Air: Aesthetic, Ethical, and Spiritual Dimensions of Wind Energy p. 109 / Lisa H. Sideris

10 Con-spiring Together: Breathing for Justice p. 117 / Laurel D. Kearns

Part 3 Fire

11 Recovering/Uncovering Animality p. 133 / Paul Waldau

12 Feral Becoming and Environmentalism's Primal Future p. 147 / Sarah M. Pike

13 From Refiner's Fire to Refinery Fires: Reflections on the Combustive Element of Fire p. 159 / Marian Grau

14 Fire, Religion, Nature, and Shona Culture p. 173 / Isabel Mukonyora

15 Protective Occupation, Emergent Networks, Rituals of Solidarity: Comparing Alta (Sápmi), Mauna Kea (Hawai'i), and Standing Rock (North Dakota) p. 185 / Sin Ellen Kraft and Greg Johnson

Part 4 Water

16 Buddhism, Bodhlsattvas, and the Compassionate Wisdom of Water p. 199 / Elizabeth McAnally

17 Mountains of Memory: Confronting Climate Change in Sacred Mountain Landscapes p. 209 / Elizabeth Allison

18 At the Mercy of Sacred Waters: Sanctification, Fetishization, Permeation, and Responsiveness p. 219 / Sigurd Bergmann

19 Water from a Stone: Dams, Deserts, and the Miracle of Moses in the Modern World p. 235 / Catherine L. Newell

20 Conclusion: Thinking with the Elements p. 247 / Jay McDaniel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350046825

1350046825

OCLC:

985072503

Publisher Number:

99977497356