Religion and Sustainable Agriculture

World Spiritual Traditions and Food Ethics

Todd LeVasseur, Pramod Parajuli, Norman Wirzba (Herausgeber)

Vandana Shiva (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

394 Seiten

2016
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-6797-8 (ISBN)

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Distinct practices of eating are at the heart of many of the world's faith traditions -- from the Christian Eucharist to Muslim customs of fasting during Ramadan to the vegetarianism and asceticism practiced by some followers of Hinduism and Buddhism. What we eat, how we eat, and whom we eat with can express our core values and religious devotion more clearly than verbal piety.

In this wide-ranging collection, eminent scholars, theologians, activists, and lay farmers illuminate how religious beliefs influence and are influenced by the values and practices of sustainable agriculture. Together, they analyze a multitude of agricultural practices for their contributions to healthy, ethical living and environmental justice. Throughout, the contributors address current critical issues, including global trade agreements, indigenous rights to land and seed, and the effects of postcolonialism on farming and industry. Covering indigenous, Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, Muslim, and Jewish perspectives, this groundbreaking volume makes a significant contribution to the study of ethics and agriculture.

Vandana Shiva is the director of Navdanya in India. A physicist, philosopher, and feminist, she is the author of more than twenty books and the recipient of more than twenty international awards.

Introduction Our Flesh Was Made from Corn Soils, Spirits, and the Cosmocentric Economy: Recreating Amazonian Dark Earth in Peru Renewal of Non Western Methods for Sustainable Living Nature Spirituality, Sustainable Agriculture, and the Nature/Culture Paradox: Permaculture Scene in Lower Puna, Big Island of Hawaii Hindu Traditions and Peasant Farming in the Himalayan Foothills of Nepal Dharma for the Earth, Water, and Agriculture: Perspectives from the Swadhyaya Gandhi's Agrarian Legacy: Practicing Food, Justice, and Sustainability in India Thailand's Moral Rice Revolution: Cultivating A Collective Ecological Consciousness The Seven Species and Their Relevance to Sustainable Agriculture in Israel Today Tending The Garden of Eden: Sacred Jewish Agricultural Traditions Religion, Local Community, and Sustainable Agriculture Heideggerian Reflections On Three Mennonite Cookbooks and A Mennonite Farm In Northwest Ohio Steward or Priest? The Possibilities of a Christian Chicken Farmer Religion and Agriculture: How Islam Forms the Moral Core of SEKEM's Holistic Development Approach in Egypt Tohono O'odham Himdag and Agri/Culture Conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum	13.10.2016
Reihe/Serie	Culture of the Land
Mitarbeit	Sonstige Mitarbeit: Todd LeVasseur
Zusatzinfo	16 b&w photos, 8 maps, 7 figures
Verlagsort	Lexington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	0-8131-6797-3 / 0813167973
ISBN-13	978-0-8131-6797-8 / 9780813167978
Zustand	Neuware