Sacred custodians of the earth? : women, spirituality and the environment /

"Literature on women, development and environment is abundant. The relationship between women and ecology has been analyzed by various disciplines, by specialists from the North as well as the South. This book offers a new perspective, specifically to challenge the assumption that women have a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Low, Alaine M., Tremayne, Soraya
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2001.
Colección:ACLS Humanities E-Book (Series)
Temas:
Ecofeminism > Religious aspects > Congresses.
Human ecology > Religious aspects > Congresses.
Women and religion > Congresses.
Écoféminisme > Aspect religieux > Congrès.
Écologie humaine > Aspect religieux > Congrès.
Femmes et religion > Congrès.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
Ecofeminism > Religious aspects
Human ecology > Religious aspects
Women and religion
Humanökologie
Frau
Religion
Aufsatzsammlung
Conference papers and proceedings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Literature on women, development and environment is abundant. The relationship between women and ecology has been analyzed by various disciplines, by specialists from the North as well as the South. This book offers a new perspective, specifically to challenge the assumption that women have a special affinity with the Earth and therefore a historic mission for the care of the environment. The book explores spiritual, religious and philosophical beliefs concerning women and ecology, and whether women are truly "sacred custodians" of the Earth. This concept has evolved from ideas developed by eco-feminists. Whether and how different belief systems can be put to use to create an awareness to protect, preserve and improve ecological conditions is discussed. The collection of papers demonstrates the complexity of the issues and the variations and vulnerability of the assumed relationship between women and the environment in different cultural and political contexts. The book challenges policy solutions which are devised to be on a global scale and to create unrealistic global aspirations, and the value of targeting women in a particular attempt to achieve environmentally sustainable development."--BOOK JACKET.
Notas:Papers based on a workshop held in June 1996 at the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research on Women at Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 260 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-250) and index.
ISBN:9781785330599
1785330594

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