Dark Green Religion

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Nature Spirituality and the Planetary Future

By Bron Taylor

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Dark Green Religion explores the rise of "green religions"—spiritualities that revere nature and often supplant traditional faiths. Bron Taylor examines diverse groups such as radical environmentalists, bioregionalists, surfers, and ecopsychologists who find sacred meaning in the natural world. The book delves into how these environmentally centred movements can be seen as religious despite rejecting supernatural beliefs. It also considers the "dark" aspect, acknowledging passion’s potential for both inspiration and harm, making this a compelling study of a vital religious revolution with global relevance.
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Ideal for readers interested in religion, spirituality, environmentalism, and social movements, particularly those curious about the intersection of nature and faith in modern society.

Examines the evolution of 'green religions' in North America and beyond: spiritual practices that hold nature as sacred and have in many cases replaced traditional religions. This book provides a global tour of the green religious phenomenon, enabling readers to evaluate its worldwide emergence and to assess its role in a religious revolution.

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In this innovative and deeply felt work, Bron Taylor examines the evolution of green religions in North America and beyond: spiritual practices that hold nature as sacred and have in many cases replaced traditional religions.

Tracing a wide range of groups—radical environmental activists, lifestyle-focused bioregionalists, surfers, new-agers involved in ecopsychology, and groups that hold scientific narratives as sacred—Taylor addresses a central theoretical question: How can environmentally oriented, spiritually motivated individuals and movements be understood as religious when many of them reject religious and supernatural worldviews?

The "dark" of the title further expands this idea by emphasizing the depth of believers' passion and also suggesting a potential shadow side: besides uplifting and inspiring, such religion might mislead, deceive, or in some cases precipitate violence.

This book provides a fascinating global tour of the green religious phenomenon, enabling readers to evaluate its worldwide emergence and to assess its role in a critically important religious revolution.

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Praised as "intelligent, well-written, and very much worth reading" by Worldviews, and described as an "ambitious work" setting forth a new religious tradition by Nova Religio, this book is recommended for its insightful examination of contemporary spirituality. Emma Tomalin of Environment & History highlights how the book discusses the social and political significance of green religion, while Isle recognises its role in fostering positive global change. Choice also endorses the work.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520261006

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 November 2009

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Illustration: 1 b-w photograph, 1 table

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 499g

Pages: 360

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Bron Taylor Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality

About the Author

Bron Taylor is Professor of Religion and Nature at the University of Florida. He is Editor-in-Chief of the multi-volume Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature and the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, and Editor of Ecological Resistance Movements: The Global Emergence of Radical and Popular Environmentalism.