The camphor tree and the elephant : religion and ecological change in maritime southeast Asia /

Spiritual Anthropocene brings religion into the history of ecological change in southeast Asia, considering why organized monotheistic religion in the region has largely failed to cultivate the ethics and social will to protect the environment.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Zakaria, Faizah (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2023].
Series:	Culture, place, and nature.
Subjects:	Human ecology > Religious aspects > History > 19th century. Human ecology > Indonesia > Sumatera Utara > History > 19th century. Human ecology > Malay Peninsula > History > 19th century. Environmental degradation > Religious aspects > History > 19th century. Environmental degradation > Indonesia > Sumatera Utara > History > 19th century. Environmental degradation > Malay Peninsula > History > 19th century. Sumatera Utara (Indonesia) > Environmental conditions > 19th century. Malay Peninsula > Environmental conditions > 19th century. Sumatera Utara (Indonesia) > Religion > 19th century. Malay Peninsula > Religion > 19th century.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : Spirits of the Anthropocene
A Time before Religion
Rupture and Resilience in Conversion
Secularizing "Literate Cannibals" through Scripture
Mountains, Water, Derangement
Camphor and Charismatic Retreat
Disenchanting Elephants
Conclusion : Faith-Based Environmentalism in the Anthropocene.