Religion and Nature in North America : An Introduction

Name: Religion and Nature in North America : An Introduction
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Religion and Nature in North AmericaAn Introduction\nAuthor(s): Laurel D. Kearns, Whitney A. Bauman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350406612, 978-1350406612\nSynopsis\nFeaturing a range of scholars in the field of religion and ecology, over 95 images, and a glossary of key terms, this book provides a survey of the key topics and religious traditions in the study of religion and nature in the North American context. Students are introduced to the ways in which religions have shaped our thinking about the many dimensions of nature and affected the socio-political and ecological landscapes of North America.\n\nThis overview explores the impacts of European colonialism on indigenous peoples, and the enslaving of black peoples, that still reverberate in contemporary issues of environmental justice and climate change, and the breadth of intersectional environmentalisms that include race, class, gender, se]