Islamic Environmentalism - Activism in the United States and Great Britain

Informationen zum Autor Rosemary Hancock is an Associate Lecturer at The University of Notre Dame, Australia Zusammenfassung This book examines Muslims engaged in environmental activism in the United States and Great Britain. Grounded in the insights of social movement theory and based on research interviews, the book examines Muslim activists who interpret Islam through an environmental lens and view their environmental activism as a religious duty. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction The Environmental Movement Islam: The Context Muslims and Environmentalism: The Wider Field Framing in Islamic Environmentalism Emotion and Identity in Islamic Environmentalism Activism, Moral Practice, and Religion Conclusion Appendix I

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• Authors: Rosemary Hancock, Rosemary (University of Sydney Hancock, Rosemary (University of Sydney Australia) Hancock
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9781138685727
• ISBN: 978-1-138-68572-7
• No. of pages: 162
• Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology; Routledge Advances in Sociology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Islam, USA, Sociology, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Islam / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Political activism, United Kingdom, Great Britain, United States of America, USA, Environmentalist, Conservationist & Green Organizations, Environmentalist, conservationist and Green organizations, Political activism / Political engagement