China's Green Religion: Daoism and the Quest for a Sustainable Future

by James Miller

Book Overview

How can Daoism, China's indigenous religion, give us the aesthetic, ethical, political, and spiritual tools to address the root causes of our ecological crisis and construct a sustainable future? In China's Green Religion, James Miller shows how Daoism orients individuals toward a holistic understanding of religion and nature. Explicitly connecting human flourishing to the thriving of nature, Daoism fosters a "green" subjectivity and agency that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231175868
• ISBN13: 9780231175869
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.0"