In this Book

summary

Distinct practices of eating are at the heart of many of the world's faith traditions—from the Christian Eucharist to Muslim customs of fasting during Ramadan to the vegetarianism and asceticism practiced by some followers of Hinduism and Buddhism. What we eat, how we eat, and whom we eat with can express our core values and religious devotion more clearly than verbal piety.

In this wide-ranging collection, eminent scholars, theologians, activists, and lay farmers illuminate how religious beliefs influence and are influenced by the values and practices of sustainable agriculture. Together, they analyze a multitude of agricultural practices for their contributions to healthy, ethical living and environmental justice. Throughout, the contributors address current critical issues, including global trade agreements, indigenous rights to land and seed, and the effects of postcolonialism on farming and industry. Covering indigenous, Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, Muslim, and Jewish perspectives, this groundbreaking volume makes a significant contribution to the study of ethics and agriculture.

Table of Contents

restricted access Download Full Book
  1. Front Cover
  2. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Half Title, Title Page, Copyright
  2. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Contents
  2. pp. v-vi
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Foreword
  2. Vandana Shiva
  3. pp. vii-x
  4. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Introduction: Religion, Agriculture, and Sustainability
  2. Todd LeVasseur
  3. pp. 1-24
  4. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter 1. Our Flesh Was Made from Corn
  2. Leonor Hurtado Paz y Paz, Cristóbal Cojtí García
  3. pp. 25-44
  4. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter 2. Soils, Spirits, and the Cosmocentric Economy: Re-creating Amazonian Dark Earth in Peru
  2. Frédérique Apffel-Marglin
  3. pp. 45-70
  4. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter 3. Renewal of Non-Western Methods for Sustainable Living
  2. Eston Dickson Pembamoyo
  3. pp. 71-98
  4. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter 4. Nature Spirituality, Sustainable Agriculture, and the Nature/Culture Paradox: The Permaculture Scene in Lower Puna, Big Island of Hawaii
  2. Michael Lemons
  3. pp. 99-120
  4. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter 5. Hindu Traditions and Peasant Farming in the Himalayan Foothills of Nepal
  2. Jagannath Adhikari
  3. pp. 121-138
  4. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter 6. Dharma for the Earth, Water, and Agriculture: Perspectives from the Swadhyaya
  2. Pankaj Jain
  3. pp. 139-152
  4. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter 7. Gandhi’s Agrarian Legacy: Practicing Food, Justice, and Sustainability in India
  2. A. Whitney Sanford
  3. pp. 153-172
  4. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter 8. Thailand’s Moral Rice Revolution: Cultivating a Collective Ecological Consciousness
  2. Alexander Harrow Kaufman
  3. pp. 173-194
  4. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter 9. The Seven Species and Their Relevance to Sustainable Agriculture in Israel Today
  2. Elaine Solowey
  3. pp. 195-210
  4. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter 10. Tending the Garden of Eden: Sacred Jewish Agricultural Traditions
  2. Yigal Deutscher
  3. pp. 211-232
  4. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter 11. Religion, Local Community, and Sustainable Agriculture
  2. Anna Peterson
  3. pp. 233-250
  4. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter 12. Heideggerian Reflections on Three Mennonite Cookbooks and a Mennonite Farm in Northwest Ohio
  2. Raymond F. Person Jr., Mark H. Dixon
  3. pp. 251-276
  4. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter 13. Steward or Priest? The Possibilities of a Christian Chicken Farmer
  2. Ragan Sutterfield
  3. pp. 277-294
  4. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter 14. Religion and Agriculture: How Islam Forms the Moral Core of SEKEM’s Holistic Development Approach in Egypt
  2. Maximilian Abouleish-Boes
  3. pp. 295-314
  4. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter 15. Tohono O’ogham Himdag and Agri/Culture
  2. Tristan Reader, Terrol Dew Johnson
  3. pp. 315-336
  4. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Conclusion: Searching for Annapurna; or, Cultivating Earthbound Regenerative Abundance in the Anthropocene
  2. Pramod Parajuli
  3. pp. 337-360
  4. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. 361-362
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. List of Contributors
  2. pp. 363-368
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Index
  2. pp. 369-376
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Series page
  2. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
Back To Top

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Without cookies your experience may not be seamless.