ABSTRACT
This book presents a broad array of global case studies exploring the interaction between religion and the conservation of nature, from the viewpoints of the religious practitioners themselves.
With conservation and religion often being championed as allies in the quest for a sustainable world where humans and nature flourish, this book provides a much-needed compendium of detailed examples where religion and conservation science have been brought together. Case studies cover a variety of religions, faiths and practices, including traditional, Indigenous, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto and Zoroastrianism. Importantly, this volume gives voice to the religious practitioners and adherents themselves. Beyond an exercise in anthropology, ethnobiology and comparative religion, the book is an applied work, seeking the answer to how in a world of nearly eight billion people, we might help our own species to prevent the extinction of life.
This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of nature conservation, environment and religion, cultural geography and ethnobiology, as well as practitioners and professionals working in conservation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|11 pages
Overview
part II|73 pages
Examples of Faith-Based Conservation from around the World
chapter 2|14 pages
Caring for the Land, Caring for the Dharma
chapter 3|12 pages
Of the Wheel of Life and Guardian Deities
chapter 4|16 pages
The Borgou and Its Spirits
part III|86 pages
Examining Themes in Faith-Based Conservation
chapter 10|13 pages
Cultivating Faith
chapter 12|15 pages
Spiritual Leaders Build Common Ground
part IV|85 pages
Broader Perspectives, Applications, and Challenges related to Faith-Based Conservation
chapter 14|15 pages
Praying in Brazilian Protected Areas
part V|41 pages
Last Glance