The Camphor Tree and the Elephant: Religion and Ecological Change in Maritime Southeast Asia

by Faizah Zakaria

Book Overview

Uncovers a spiritual dimension in the transition to the Anthropocene

What is the role of religion in shaping interactions and relations between the human and nonhuman in nature? Why are Muslim and Christian organizations generally not a potent force in Southeast Asian environmental movements? The Camphor Tree and the Elephant brings these questions into the history of ecological change in the region, centering the roles of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295751185
• ISBN13: 9780295751184
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher