The camphor tree and the elephant : religion and ecological change in maritime Southeast Asia /

"Spiritual Anthropocene brings religion into the history of ecological change in Southeast Asia, considering why organized monotheistic religion in the region has largely failed to cultivate the ethics and social will to protect the environment"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Zakaria, Faizah (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2023]
Series:Culture, place, and nature.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Human ecology > Religious aspects > History > 19th century.
Human ecology > Indonesia > Sumatera Utara > History > 19th century.
Human ecology > Malay Peninsula > History > 19th century.
Environmental degradation > Religious aspects > History > 19th century.
Environmental degradation > Indonesia > Sumatera Utara > History > 19th century.
Environmental degradation > Malay Peninsula > History > 19th century.
Écologie humaine > Aspect religieux > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Environnement > Dégradation > Aspect religieux > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Environnement > Dégradation > Indonésie > Sumatera Utara > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Environnement > Dégradation > Malacca, Presqu'île de > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Ecology
Environmental degradation
Environmental degradation > Religious aspects
Human ecology
Human ecology > Religious aspects
Religion
Sumatera Utara (Indonesia) > Environmental conditions > 19th century.
Malay Peninsula > Environmental conditions > 19th century.
Sumatera Utara (Indonesia) > Religion > 19th century.
Malay Peninsula > Religion > 19th century.
Sumatera Utara (Indonésie) > Conditions environnementales > 19e siècle.
Malacca, Presqu'île de > Conditions environnementales > 19e siècle.
Sumatera Utara (Indonésie) > Religion > 19e siècle.
Malacca, Presqu'île de > Religion > 19e siècle.
Asia > Malay Peninsula
Indonesia > Sumatera Utara
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Spirits of the Anthropocene
  • 1. A Time before Religion
  • 2. Rupture and Resilience in Conversion
  • 3. Secularizing "Literate Cannibals" through Scripture
  • 4. Mountains, Water, Derangement
  • 5. Camphor and Charismatic Retreat
  • 6. Disenchanting Elephants
  • Conclusion : Faith-Based Environmentalism in the Anthropocene.

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