{"product_id":"women-as-sacred-custodians-of-the-earth-women-spirituality-and-the-environment-9781571813169","title":"Women as Sacred Custodians of the Earth?: Women,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tLiterature 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"... an interesting collection of essays ... the text is engaging and highly informative.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · H-Net Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tPreface\u003cbr\u003e \tContributors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAlaine Low and Soraya Tremayne\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: THE CURRENT DEBATE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eGender, Nature and Trouble with Anti-Dualism\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eCecile Jackson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: THE SACRED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eSacred Landscapes: Religion and the Natural Environment in the Classical World\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eElena Kingdon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eAboriginal Women and Sacred Landscapes in Northern Australia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eVeronica Strang\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Separation of the Sexes Among Siberian Reindeer Herders\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePiers Vitebsky and Sally Wolfe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003ePriestesses and Environment in Zimbabwe\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eTerence Ranger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eRice, Women, Men, and the Natural Environment among the Kelabit of Sarawak\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMonica Janowski\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: THE GREAT RELIGIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eEcology and Christian Hierarchy\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAnne Primavesi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eText and Practice: Women and Nature in Islam\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eTahera Aftab\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eSoil as the Goddess Bhudevi in a Tamil Hindu Women’s Ritual: The Kolam in India\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eVijaya Rettakudi Nagarajan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003eNature and Gender in Theravada Buddhism\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSandra Bell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12. \u003c\/strong\u003eNature, Holism and Ecofeminism: A Chinese Worldview\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eStewart McFarlane\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV: NEW TRENDS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13. \u003c\/strong\u003eChildren of the Gods: The Quest for Wholeness in Contemporary Paganism\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAmy Simes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tSelect Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041417363799,"sku":"9781571813169","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571813169.jpg?v=1750950190","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/women-as-sacred-custodians-of-the-earth-women-spirituality-and-the-environment-9781571813169","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}