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

The camphor tree and the elephant : religion and ecological change in maritime Southeast Asia / Faizah Zakaria.

Author/creator	Zakaria, Faizah author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2023]
Description	xv, 254 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	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.

Series	Culture, place, and nature Culture, place, and nature. ^A595334
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.
Abstract	"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Zakaria, Faizah. Camphor tree and the elephant Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2023] 9780295751177
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2022034418
ISBN	9780295751184
ISBN	9780295751191 hardcover
ISBN	0295751193 hardcover
ISBN	0295751185 paperback
ISBN	electronic book

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