Eco-Alchemy : Anthroposophy and the History and Future of Environmentalism / Dan McKanan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKanan, Dan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmentalism--Philosophy.

Environmentalism.

Anthroposophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

For nearly a century, the worldwide anthroposophical movement has been a catalyst for environmental activism, helping to bring to life many modern ecological practices such as organic farming, community-supported agriculture, and green banking. Yet the spiritual practice of anthroposophy remains unknown to most environmentalists. A historical and ethnographic study of the environmental movement, Eco-Alchemy uncovers for the first time the profound influences of anthroposophy and its founder, Rudolf Steiner, whose holistic worldview, rooted in esoteric spirituality, inspired the movement. Dan McKanan shows that environmentalism is itself a complex ecosystem and that it would not be as diverse or as transformative without the contributions of anthroposophy.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Ecology of Environmentalism

Seed. Rudolf Steiner's Holistic Vision

Roots. Biodynamics and the Origins of Organic Agriculture

Branches. Anthroposophical Initiatives and the Growing Environmental Movement

Flowers. New Economies for Environmentalism

Fruit. The Broader Ecology of Camphill

Ecology. The Boundaries of Anthroposophy

Evolution. Anthroposophy's Gifts to the Environmental Movement

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9780520964389

0520964381

OCLC:

1005612858