Cosmopolitical Ecologies Across Asia by Riamsara Kuyakanon, H... - 9781032137766

Cosmopolitical Ecologies Across AsiaPlaces and Practices of Power in Changing Environments\nAuthor(s): Riamsara Kuyakanon, Hildegard Diemberger, David Sneath\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032137766, 978-1032137766\nSynopsis\nCosmopolitical Ecologies Across Asia offers a unique insight into the non-human and spiritual dimensions of environmental management in a changing world.\n\nThis volume presents a comparative, place-based exploration of landscapes across Asia and the entities, practices and knowledges that inhabit them. Rather than treating sacred mountains, terrains and water sources as self-contained, esoteric religious phenomena, the authors consider them within critical 'cosmopolitical ecologies' framings in which non-human entities are engaged as actors in the socio-political arena. The chapters include case studies of healing springs recognized by governments, and sacred mountains that are addressed.