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Waste not : a Jewish environmental ethic / Tanhum S. Yoreh.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yoreh, Tanhum, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human ecology--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Human ecology.
- Bal tashḥit (Jewish law).
- Food--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Food.
- Environmental protection--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Environmental protection.
- Environmental law (Jewish law).
- Theological anthropology--Judaism--History of doctrines.
- Theological anthropology.
- Environmental ethics.
- Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.
- Rabbinical literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (308 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, New York : SUNY Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- Winner of the 2020 Canadian Jewish Literary Award in the category of Jewish Thought and CultureBal tashḥit, the Jewish prohibition against wastefulness and destruction, is considered to be an ecological ethical principle by contemporary Jewish environmentalists. Waste Not provides a comprehensive intellectual history of this concept, charting its evolution from the Bible through classical rabbinic literature, commentaries, codes of law, responsa, and the works of modern environmentalists. Tanhum S. Yoreh uses the methodology of tradition histories to identify pivotal moments in the development of the prohibition—in particular, its transition into an economic framework. He finds that bal tashḥit's earliest stages of conceptualization connect the prohibition against wastefulness with avoidance of self-harm. This connection is commonplace within contemporary environmental thought and a universalizing Jewish principle with important contributions to be made to Jewish and general societal ecological discourse. This narrative provides a foundation for understanding bal tashḥit as an environmental ethic for today and tomorrow.
- Contents:
- Classical rabbinic texts
- Bible and biblical commentaries
- Codes and their cognates
- Responsa.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781438476711
- 143847671X
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