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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Giblett, Rodney James (1951-....)
Titre(s) : Environmental humanities and theologies [Texte imprimé] : ecoculture, literature and the Bible / Rod Giblett
Publication : London ; New York (N.Y.) : Routledge, 20202018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (viii-165 p.) : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection : Routledge environmental humanities
Lien à la collection : Routledge environmental humanities
Note(s) : First published 2018. - Bibliogr. en fin de chapitres. Index
"Many ways of thinking about and living with ‘the environment' have their roots in
the Bible and the Christian cultural tradition. Environmental Humanities and Theologies
shows that some of these ways are problematic. It also provides alternative ways that
value both materiality and spirituality. Beginning with an environmentally friendly
reading of the biblical story of creation, Environmental Humanities and Theologies
goes on to discuss in succeeding chapters the environmental theology of wetlands,
dragons and watery monsters (including crocodiles and alligators) in the Bible and
literature. It then gives a critical reading of the environmental theology of the
biblical book of Psalms. Theological concepts are found in the works of English writers
of detective and devotional stories and novels, American nature writers and European
Jewish writers (as succeeding chapters show). Environmental Humanities and Theologies
concludes with an appreciation for Australian Aboriginal spirituality in the swamp
serpent. It argues for the sacrality of marsh monsters and swamp serpents as figures
of reverence and respect for living bio- and psycho-symbiotic livelihoods in bioregions
of the living earth in the Symbiocene. This is the hoped-for age superseding the Anthropocene.
Environmental Humanities and Theologies is aimed at those who have little or no knowledge
of how theology underlies much thinking and writing about ‘the environment' and who
are looking for ways of thinking about, being and living with the earth that respect
and value both spirituality and materiality. It is a new text nurturing sacrality
for the Symbiocene."
Sujet(s) : Écothéologie
Environnement -- Religion -- Dans la littérature
Création (religion) -- Dans la Bible
Légendes aborigènes d'Australie
Indice(s) Dewey : 201.77 (23e éd.) = Environnement (religion)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780367497590 (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46544975b
Notice n° :
FRBNF46544975
