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A Reenchanted World: The Quest for a New Kinship with Nature

James William Gibson

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Description:A surprising and enlightening investigation of modern society’s rediscovery of the sacred in natureFor more than two centuries, as Western cultures became ever more industrialized, they increasingly regarded the natural world as little more than a collection of useful raw resources. The folklore of powerful forest spirits was displaced by the practicalities of logging; the traditional rituals of hunting ceremonies gave way to indiscriminate butchering of animals for meat markets. In the famous lament of Max Weber, our surroundings became "disenchanted," with nature’s magic swept away by secularization and rationalization.But as acclaimed sociologist James William Gibson reveals in this insightful study, the culture of enchantment is making an astonishing comeback. From Greenpeace eco-warriors to evangelical Christians preaching "creation care" to geneticists who speak of human-animal kinship, Gibson finds a remarkably broad yearning for a spiritual reconnection to nature. As we grapple with increasingly dire environmental disasters, Gibson points to this cultural shift as the last utopian dream, the final hope for protecting the world that all of us must live in.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Reenchanted World: The Quest for a New Kinship with Nature. To get started finding A Reenchanted World: The Quest for a New Kinship with Nature, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A surprising and enlightening investigation of modern society’s rediscovery of the sacred in natureFor more than two centuries, as Western cultures became ever more industrialized, they increasingly regarded the natural world as little more than a collection of useful raw resources. The folklore of powerful forest spirits was displaced by the practicalities of logging; the traditional rituals of hunting ceremonies gave way to indiscriminate butchering of animals for meat markets. In the famous lament of Max Weber, our surroundings became "disenchanted," with nature’s magic swept away by secularization and rationalization.But as acclaimed sociologist James William Gibson reveals in this insightful study, the culture of enchantment is making an astonishing comeback. From Greenpeace eco-warriors to evangelical Christians preaching "creation care" to geneticists who speak of human-animal kinship, Gibson finds a remarkably broad yearning for a spiritual reconnection to nature. As we grapple with increasingly dire environmental disasters, Gibson points to this cultural shift as the last utopian dream, the final hope for protecting the world that all of us must live in.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Reenchanted World: The Quest for a New Kinship with Nature. To get started finding A Reenchanted World: The Quest for a New Kinship with Nature, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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