RT Book
T1 Learning love from a tiger: religious experiences with nature
A1 Capper, Daniel 1962-
LA English
PP Oakland, California
PB University of Californiarnia Press
YR 2016
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1624892728
AB "Learning Love from a Tiger explores the vibrancy and variety of humans' sacred encounters with the natural world, gathering a range of stories culled from Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Mayan, Himalayan, Buddhist, and Chinese shamanic traditions. Readers will delight in tales of house cats who teach monks how to meditate, rivers that grant salvation, shamans who shape-shift into jaguars, crickets who perform Catholic mass, and many others. More than a collection of wonderful stories, this book introduces important concepts and approaches that underlie much recent work in environmental ethics, religion, and ecology. Capper's light touch prompts readers to engage their own views of humanity's place in the natural world and in particular question longstanding assumptions of human superiority"--Provided by publisher
AB Introduction: into Muir's forest -- All the Christian birds chanted -- The donkey who communed with Allah -- Hindu trees tremble with ecstasy -- Sharing Mayan natural souls -- Friendly yetis -- Enlightened Buddhist stones -- Epilogue: the mountain peaks leaped and danced
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BL439
SN 9780520290419
SN 9780520290426
K1 Human-animal relationships : Religious aspects : Comparative studies
K1 Human-animal relationships : Philosophy
K1 Animals (Philosophy)
K1 Animals : Religious aspects : Comparative studies
K1 Nature : Religious aspects : Comparative studies