For the Wild

Ritual and Commitment in Radical Eco-Activism

AvSarah M. Pike

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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For the Wild explores the ways in which the commitments of radical environmental and animal-rights activists develop through powerful experiences with the more-than-human world during childhood and young adulthood. The book addresses the question of how and why activists come to value nonhuman animals and the natural world as worthy of protection. Emotions and memories of wonder, love, compassion, anger, and grief shape activists' protest practices and help us understand their deep-rooted commitments to the planet and its creatures. Drawing on analyses of activist art, music, and writings, as well as interviews and participant-observation in activist communities, Sarah M. Pike delves into the sacred duties of these often misunderstood and marginalized groups with openness and sensitivity.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-09-19
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:University of California Press
Antal sidor:312
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520294967

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Sarah M. Pike is Professor of Comparative Religion at California State University, Chico, and author of Earthly Bodies, Magical Selves: Contemporary Pagans and the Search for Community and New Age and Neopagan Religions in America.

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"Pike’s For the Wild provides an essential and well-structured resource for scholars interested in the intersection between environmentalism and alternative spiritualities."

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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: For All the Wild Hearts1. Freedom and Insurrection around a Fire2. At the Turn of the Millennium: Youth Culture and the Roots of Contemporary Activism3. Childhood Landscapes of Wonder and Awe4. Into the Forest5. “Liberation’s Crusade Has Begun”: Hare Krishna Hardcore Youth and Animal Rights Activism6. Circles of Community, Strategies of Inclusion7. Rites of Grief and MourningConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex