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Author Kinsley, David R.

Title Ecology and religion : ecological spirituality in cross-cultural perspective / David Kinsley.

Publication Info. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, [1995]
©1995

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  304.2 K56E    Check Shelf
Description xxi, 248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Part One: Traditional cultures -- Mistassini Cree: hunting as a religious ritual -- Australian Aboriginal religion: the sacralization of the land -- Ainu and Koyukon religion: selected themes -- Native American religion: ecological themes -- Part Two: Asian religious traditions -- Hinduism: ecological themes -- Chinese religions: ecological themes -- Buddhism: ecological themes -- Part Three: Background to the contemporary discussion of ecology and religion -- Christianity as ecologically harmful -- Christianity as ecologically responsible -- Nature disenchanted: the modern view of nature -- Ecological spirituality in Thoreau, Muir, and Leopold -- Part Four: Contemporary discussion of ecology and religion -- Contemporary ecotheology -- Animal rights and ecological ethics -- Deep ecology: from anthropocentrism and biocentrism -- Ecoactivism -- Ecofeminism: the exploitation of nature and women -- Four ecovisionaries.
Subject Human ecology -- Religious aspects -- Cross-cultural studies.
Human ecology -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Cross-cultural studies.
Environmental ethics -- Cross-cultural studies.
Other Form: Online version: Kinsley, David R. Ecology and religion. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1995 (OCoLC)624468741
Online version: Kinsley, David R. Ecology and religion. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1995 (OCoLC)630975190
ISBN 0131385127 paperback
9780131385122 paperback
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