In this Book
- Nature and Madness
- Book
- 1998
- Published by: University of Georgia Press
summary
Through much of history our relationship with the earth has been plagued by ambivalence--we not only enjoy and appreciate the forces and manifestations of nature, we seek to plunder, alter, and control them. Here Paul Shepard uncovers the cultural roots of our ecological crisis and proposes ways to repair broken bonds with the earth, our past, and nature. Ultimately encouraging, he notes, "There is a secret person undamaged in every individual. We have not lost, and cannot lose, the genuine impulse."
Table of Contents
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- 1. Introduction
- pp. 1-17
- 2. The Domesticators
- pp. 19-46
- 3. The Desert Fathers
- pp. 47-73
- 4. The Puritans
- pp. 75-92
- 5. The Mechanists
- pp. 93-108
- 6. The Dance of Neoteny and Ontogeny
- pp. 109-130
Additional Information
ISBN
9780820342337
Related ISBN(s)
9780820319803
MARC Record
OCLC
753976356
Pages
200
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No