China''s Green Religion - Daoism and the Quest for a Sustainable Future

In China's Green Religion, James Miller shows how Daoism orients individuals toward a holistic understanding of religion and nature. Explicitly connecting human flourishing to the thriving of nature, Daoism fosters a "green" subjectivity and agency that transforms what it means to live a flourishing life on earth.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Religion, Modernity, and Ecology
2. The Subjectivity of Nature
3. Liquid Ecology
4. The Porosity of the Body
5. The Locative Imagination
6. The Political Ecology of the Daoist Body
7. From Modernity to Sustainability
8. From Sustainability to Flourishing
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

James Miller

Summary

In China’s Green Religion, James Miller shows how Daoism orients individuals toward a holistic understanding of religion and nature. Explicitly connecting human flourishing to the thriving of nature, Daoism fosters a “green” subjectivity and agency that transforms what it means to live a flourishing life on earth.

Additional text

There is perhaps no scholar in the West who could have written such a valuable book on the contributions of Daoism to ecological thought and practice in China. Meticulously researched and clearly written, this is a book that will indispensable for academics and policy makers alike who are concerned about China's future.

Product details

• Authors: James Miller, James (Professor and Director Miller
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9780231175876
• ISBN: 978-0-231-17587-6
• No. of pages: 226
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; China, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, RELIGION / Eastern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Environmental policy & protocols, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Environmental policy and protocols, Oriental Religions, Chinese folk religion, RELIGION / Folk & Tribal