This book 'hunts and gathers' across different historical epochs and situations, juxtaposing biblical materials and hip-hop, Christian colonialism and vodou, personal experience and racial politics, poetics and high theory, in order to challenge the current crisis of sustainability from the perspective indigenous communities and deep ancestry.
Autorentext
James Perkinson, Professor of Ethics and Systematic Theology, Ecumenical Theological Seminary, USA.
Inhalt
1. From Sycamore Trees to Human Destiny: Reading the Wild at the Crossroads of Globalization and Apocalypse.- 2. Cain's Offering and Abel's Cry: Reading Sabbath-Jubilee at the Crossroads of Farming and Foraging.- 3. Wild Weeds and Imperial Trees: Reading a Messianic Parable at the Crossroads of Settlement and the Wild.- 4. Sinai Bush and Jordanian Dove Meet Haitian Snake and Amazonian Vine: Reading Christology at the Crossroads of Empire and Ecology.- 5. Christian Supremacy and Indigenous Savvy: Reading Race at the Crossroads of Europe and the Americas.- 6. Underneath Guadalupe; Inside Ezili: Reading Possession at the Crossroads of Performance and Terror.- 7. Praying with the Corn/Playing on the Horn: Reading Jazz at the Crossroads of the Country and the City.- 8. DJ Qbert as Cyber-Maniac Shaman: Reading Dee-Jaying at the Crossroads of Tradition and Information.- 9. Grammar of Spirit Inside De-Industrial Ferment: Reading Hip-Hop Beats at the Crossroads of Blight and Order.- 10. Thinking from the Diaspora Back Toward the Homeland: Reading Humanity at the Crossroads of Alliance and Extinction.
Titel
Political Spirituality in an Age of Eco-Apocalypse
Untertitel
Communication and Struggle Across Species, Cultures, and Religions
Autor
EAN
9781137489814
ISBN
978-1-137-48981-4
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
22.07.2015
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Wasserzeichen
Dateigrösse
3.56 MB
Anzahl Seiten
228
Jahr
2015
Untertitel
Englisch
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