Ecological Epistemologies and Spiritualities in Brazilian Ecovillages - In the Labyrinth of an Environmental Anthropology

This book brings together ethnographic field research on four permacultural ecovillages in Brazil to highlight the importance of spirituality and ecological epistemologies as key analytical tools. For researchers in phenomenology, environmental philosophy, environmental anthropology, religious studies.

List of contents

Foreword by Tim Ingold Prelude 1. Exploring a fractal labyrinth Interregno: on ontological insecurity in Porto Alegre caused by the fossil fuels crisis, which resembled an Armageddon 2. The way of the Muriqui-Assu Interlude: sociality of the chickens 3. Gaudya Vaishnavismo in Serra da Bocaina (Rio de Janeiro) 4. Gaudya Vaishnavismo in Serra da Mantiqueira (Baependi-MG) Denouement: breaking through the social membrane

About the author

Luz Gonçalves Brito holds a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/UFRGS, Brazil. She is committed to environmental humanities, phenomenology and intersectionality. Her current research interests include political ecology, gender, race and mental health.

Summary

This book brings together ethnographic field research on four permacultural ecovillages in Brazil to highlight the importance of spirituality and ecological epistemologies as key analytical tools. For researchers in phenomenology, environmental philosophy, environmental anthropology, religious studies.

Product details

• Authors: Luz Gonçalves Brito
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032458212
• ISBN: 978-1-032-45821-2
• No. of pages: 124
• Weight: 260 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Environmental Anthropology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Ethnic Studies, NATURE / Ecology, Spiritualism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Regional Studies, Social impact of environmental issues, Social and cultural anthropology, Regional / International studies, Philosophy of religion, Human Geography, Regional Geography, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Hispanic & Latino Studies, Eclectic & Esoteric Religions & Belief Systems, Eclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems