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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Beacon Press
ISBN-10
0807001929
ISBN-13
9780807001929
eBay Product ID (ePID)
215366508
Product Key Features
Book Title
When God Isn't Green : A World-Wide Journey to Places Where Religious Practice and Environmentalism Collide
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Christian Rituals & Practice / General, General, Ecology, Religion & Science
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Nature, Religion, Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2015-018605
Reviews
"If you've ever wondered where fronds for Palm Sunday came from or what to do if you find an expired bald eagle, your questions will be answered in this illuminating book. In honest, funny prose, Wexler genuinely and thoughtfully wrestles with the tension between caring for the earth and caring for the people who find these rituals so meaningful." -- Booklist "Witty and engaging, this book simultaneously celebrates and challenges spiritual traditions." -- Kirkus Reviews "Highly entertaining and eye-opening." -- Publishers Weekly, Praise for Holy Hullabaloos "The tour-guide device might have bombed in a lesser writer's hands. It works for Wexler because of his gift for filtering arcane legal sludge into clear explanations, his keen eye for detail, and his self-mocking, zanily irreverent sensibility." -- Boston Globe "The sharpest, the most insightful, the most side-splittingly funny book on law since-- Supreme Courtship ." --Christopher Buckley, best-selling author of Thank You for Smoking and Supreme Courtship, "If you've ever wondered where fronds for Palm Sunday came from or what to do if you find an expired bald eagle, your questions will be answered in this illuminating book." -- Booklist "Witty and engaging, this book simultaneously celebrates and challenges spiritual traditions." -- Kirkus Reviews "Highly entertaining and eye-opening." -- Publishers Weekly
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
363.7
Table Of Content
Introduction 1. Religious Practice Versus the Environment: An Overview 2. Guatemalan Greenery: International Effects and the Influence of Markets 3. Indian Idols: The Economic Costs of Regulation and the Problem of Equality 4. Eagles: A Reprise 5. Singapore Smoke: Technological Fixes and the Impacts of Regulation 6. Taiwanese Turtles: Religious Authenticity and the Role of Government 7. Barrow (Alaska) Bowheads: Legal Exemptions and the Power of Community Acknowledgments Notes
Synopsis
In this lively, round-the-world trip, law professor and humorist Jay Wexler explores the intersection of religion and the environment. Did you know that * In Hong Kong and Singapore, Taoists burn paper money to appease "hungry ghosts," filling the air with smoke and dangerous toxins? * In Mumbai, Hindus carry twenty-foot-tall plaster of Paris idols of the elephant god Ganesh into the sea and leave them on the ocean floor to symbolize the impermanence of life, further polluting the scarce water resources of western India? * In Taiwan, Buddhists practicing "mercy release" capture millions of small animals and release them into inappropriate habitats, killing many of the animals and destroying ecosystems? * In Central America, palm frond sales to US customers for Palm Sunday celebrations have helped decimate the rain forests of Guatemala and southern Mexico? * In New York, Miami, and other large US cities, Santeria followers sprinkle mercury in their apartments to fend off witches, poisoning those homes for years to come? * In Israel, on Lag B'omer, a holiday commemorating a famous rabbi, Jews make so many bonfires that the smoke can be seen from space, and trips to the emergency room for asthma and other pulmonary conditions spike? Law professor and humorist Jay Wexler travels the globe in order to understand the complexity of these problems and learn how society can best address them. He feasts on whale blubber in northern Alaska, bumps along in the back of a battered jeep in Guatemala, clambers down the crowded beaches of Mumbai, and learns how to pluck a dead eagle in Colorado, all to answer the question "Can religious practice and environmental protection coexist?", In this lively, round-the-world trip, law professor and humorist Jay Wexler explores the intersection of religion and the environment. Did you know that - In Hong Kong and Singapore, Taoists burn paper money to appease "hungry ghosts," filling the air with smoke and dangerous toxins? - In Mumbai, Hindus carry twenty-foot-tall plaster of Paris idols of the elephant god Ganesh into the sea and leave them on the ocean floor to symbolize the impermanence of life, further polluting the scarce water resources of western India? - In Taiwan, Buddhists practicing "mercy release" capture millions of small animals and release them into inappropriate habitats, killing many of the animals and destroying ecosystems? - In Central America, palm frond sales to US customers for Palm Sunday celebrations have helped decimate the rain forests of Guatemala and southern Mexico? - In New York, Miami, and other large US cities, Santeria followers sprinkle mercury in their apartments to fend off witches, poisoning those homes for years to come? - In Israel, on Lag B'omer, a holiday commemorating a famous rabbi, Jews make so many bonfires that the smoke can be seen from space, and trips to the emergency room for asthma and other pulmonary conditions spike? Law professor and humorist Jay Wexler travels the globe in order to understand the complexity of these problems and learn how society can best address them. He feasts on whale blubber in northern Alaska, bumps along in the back of a battered jeep in Guatemala, clambers down the crowded beaches of Mumbai, and learns how to pluck a dead eagle in Colorado, all to answer the question "Can religious practice and environmental protection coexist?"
LC Classification Number
GF80.W49 2016
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