Muslim Environmentalisms: Religious and Social Foundations

Anna M. Gade

Published by Columbia University Press 2019

Muslim Environmentalisms

Religious and Social Foundations

Anna M. Gade

https://doi.org/10.7312/gade19104

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About this book

Anna M. Gade explores the religious and cultural foundations of Islamic environmentalisms. She blends textual and ethnographic study to offer a comprehensive and interdisciplinary account of the legal, ethical, social, and political principles underlying Muslim commitments to the earth.

Author / Editor information

Anna M. Gade is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the author of Perfection Makes Practice: Learning, Emotion, and the Recited Qur’an in Indonesia (2004) and The Qur’an: An Introduction (2010).

Reviews

Marion Katz, author of Women in the Mosque: A History of Legal Thought and Social Practice:
Anna M. Gade places her arguments within a rich exploration of historical and modern theoretical approaches to the environment and environmentalism. This book is theoretically sophisticated, lively, and interesting.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
One. History of Religions, Islam, and Environmental Humanities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Two. Islam and the Environment: Pluralism and Development Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Three. A Qur’anic Environment: Relating Creatures and Resources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
Four. Roots and Branches of Islamic Environmental Justice, Law, and Ethics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	118
Five. Islamic Humanities: Apprehending Symbol, Expression, and Natural Science Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	158
Six. Muslim Environmentalism as Religious Practice: Accounts of the Unseen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Seven. From This World to the Next Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317

Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;

eBook

Published: August 20, 2019
ISBN: 9780231549219