Living Earth Community
Multiple Ways of Being and Knowing
This book is a celebretion of the diversity of ways in which humans can relate to the world around them, and an invitation to its readers to partake in planetary coexistence. Innovative, informative, and highly accessible, this interdisciplinary anthology brings together scholars and educators across the sciences and humanities, in a collaborative effort to illuminate the different ways of being in the world and the different kinds of knowledge they entail – from the ecological knowledge o...
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- Éditeur : Open Book Publishers
- Collection : OBP collection
- Lieu d’édition : Cambridge
- Année d’édition : 2020
- Publication sur OpenEdition Books : 29 janvier 2021
- EAN (Édition imprimée) : 9781783748037
- EAN électronique : 9791036560781
- Nombre de pages : xxxix-245 p.
Ways of Knowing, Ways of Valuing Nature
Section I. Presences in the More-Than-Human World
Some Reflections
Hopes’ echoEscape.1 in ‘The Place Where You Go to Listen’
Section II. Thinking in Latin American Forests
Toward an Ecological Ethics for Times of Environmental Fragmentation
Amazonian Shamanism
Section III. Practices from Contemporary Asian Traditions and Ecology
Oceans as Metaphor and the Nature of History
Love as a Way of Being and Knowing
Qi, Li, and the Role of the Human
Section IV. Storytelling: Blending Ecology and Humanities
The National Geographic Society’s On Campus Initiative
The Conservatory Project
Section V. Relationships of Resilience within Indigenous Lands
Section VI. The Weave of Earth and Cosmos
This book is a celebretion of the diversity of ways in which humans can relate to the world around them, and an invitation to its readers to partake in planetary coexistence. Innovative, informative, and highly accessible, this interdisciplinary anthology brings together scholars and educators across the sciences and humanities, in a collaborative effort to illuminate the different ways of being in the world and the different kinds of knowledge they entail – from the ecological knowledge of indigenous communities, to the scientific knowledge of a biologist, and the embodied knowledge communicated through storytelling.
This anthology examines the interplay between Nature and Culture in the setting of our current age of ecological crisis, stressing the importance of addressing these ecological crises occurring around the planet through multiple perspectives. These perspectives are exemplified through diverse case studies – from the political and ethical implications of thinking with forests, to the capacity of storytelling to motivate action, to the worldview of the Indigenous Okanogan community in British Columbia.
Living Earth Community is essential reading not only for researchers and students, but for anyone interested in the ways humans interact with the community of life on Earth, especially during this current period of environmental emergency. As with all Open Book publications, this entire book is available to read for free on the publisher’s website. Printed and digital editions, together with supplementary digital material, can also be found at www.openbookpublishers.com