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Sacred Nature 2

Author : Jonathan Scott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780639831848
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Sacred Nature 2 written by Jonathan Scott and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sacred Nature Volume 2: Reconnecting People to Our Planet is a beautiful 288-page fine art wildlife photography book, supporting the protection of our planet and its priceless wild places. This book takes the ethos of the first volume and applies it to the whole planet - to our savannas, forests, deserts, mountains, oceans and polar regions. Jonathan and Angela's intention is to reveal the wonder and beauty of our world, instilling a sense of awe and concern for its well being. In 2016 Jonathan and Angela Scott published their award-winning book Sacred Nature: Life's Eternal Dance. This book, the standard edition of which is now out of print, was Angela's vision brought to life by the artistry of their son David's design work. The book was met with overwhelming success and won Gold in the 2017 Independent Publishers awards (IPPY) for Photography. Volume 1 centred around a place close to the Scotts' hearts -the vast Mara-Serengeti ecosystem in East Africa where they have spent much of the past forty years, somewhere they describe as The Last Place on Earth. This is a corner of Eden so breathtaking to behold that it is almost beyond belief that it might one day die for lack of care and foresight on the part of humanity. We must do everything we can to help protect these last wild places. The Scotts explored the natural rhythms that permeate the African savannahs and woodlands, illuminating life's eternal dance.

Sacred Natural Sites

Author : Bas Verschuuren
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136530746
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Sacred Natural Sites written by Bas Verschuuren and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sacred Natural Sites are the world's oldest protected places. This book focuses on a wide spread of both iconic and lesser known examples such as sacred groves of the Western Ghats (India), Sagarmatha /Chomolongma (Mt Everest, Nepal, Tibet - and China), the Golden Mountains of Altai (Russia), Holy Island of Lindisfarne (UK) and the sacred lakes of the Niger Delta (Nigeria). The book illustrates that sacred natural sites, although often under threat, exist within and outside formally recognised protected areas, heritage sites. Sacred natural sites may well be some of the last strongholds for building resilient networks of connected landscapes. They also form important nodes for maintaining a dynamic socio-cultural fabric in the face of global change. The diverse authors bridge the gap between approaches to the conservation of cultural and biological diversity by taking into account cultural and spiritual values together with the socio-economic interests of the custodian communities and other relevant stakeholders.

The Sacred Depths of Nature

Author : Ursula Goodenough
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195136292
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book The Sacred Depths of Nature written by Ursula Goodenough and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documentary looking at caravan enthusiasts and how they have made their caravans into a way of life. The programme incudes tips from caravan veterans about restoration, interiors, gadgets and accessories.

The Sacred Balance

Author : David Suzuki
Publisher : Greystone Books
ISBN 13 : 1926685490
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book The Sacred Balance written by David Suzuki and published by Greystone Books. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this extensively revised and enlarged edition of his best-selling book, David Suzuki reflects on the increasingly radical changes in nature and science — from global warming to the science behind mother/baby interactions — and examines what they mean for humankind’s place in the world. The book begins by presenting the concept of people as creatures of the Earth who depend on its gifts of air, water, soil, and sun energy. The author explains how people are genetically programmed to crave the company of other species, and how people suffer enormously when they fail to live in harmony with them. Suzuki analyzes those deep spiritual needs, rooted in nature, that are a crucial component of a loving world. Drawing on his own experiences and those of others who have put their beliefs into action, The Sacred Balance is a powerful, passionate book with concrete suggestions for creating an ecologically sustainable, satisfying, and fair future by rediscovering and addressing humanity’s basic needs.

This Sacred Earth

Author : Roger S. Gottlieb
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113691546X
Total Pages : 782 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)

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Download or read book This Sacred Earth written by Roger S. Gottlieb and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-11-07 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated with nearly forty new selections to reflect the tremendous growth and transformation of scholarly, theological, and activist religious environmentalism, the second edition of This Sacred Earth is an unparalleled resource for the study of religion's complex relationship to the environment.

Nature’s Ways

Author : Philip Sutton Chard
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1462803652
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book Nature’s Ways written by Philip Sutton Chard and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many paths to the sacred, whatever you hold that be. And the most ancient and primal of these is communion with the natural world. If you long to loosen the restraints of your ego, experience the spiritual power of the Creation, and embrace its timeless wisdom, Nature’s Ways can be your companion and guide. You will learn to cultivate an intimate bond with nature, providing a sanctuary from life’s tribulations and a spiritual home for sculpting your soul. Whether you are a lifelong “nature mystic” or someone newly drawn to this time-honored spiritual path, this book will help shepherd you to the mysteries of the Creation, including those residing within your own spirit. You will discover how to enter nature’s spiritual doorways, those that transport us to the miraculous power innervating all of existence. Therein we discover a clearer sense of who we are, why we are, and to what we belong. The Creation is a long and mystifying journey, a great story told through the majesty, beauty, and creative power of the natural world. We can soulfully embrace this journey by following nature’s ways.

Sacred Nature

Author : Lydia Hess
Publisher : HarperOne
ISBN 13 : 9780062434388
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book Sacred Nature written by Lydia Hess and published by HarperOne. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the Inspiring Wisdom and Wild Beauty of Sacred Nature The profound beauty of the natural world speaks directly to our souls, awakening in us a sense of the sacred, the divine, and the mysterious. Now, seekers of all ages can experience the soul-deep pleasure and restorative effect of contemplating the natural world, wherever they may be, as they lose themselves in coloring the wonder-inspiring illustrations in Sacred Nature. Facing the meditative images, wisdom-infused words invite readers to further color away stress and anxiety as they immerse themselves in the mysticism and magic of the natural world.

Asian Sacred Natural Sites

Author : Bas Verschuuren
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317384679
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Asian Sacred Natural Sites written by Bas Verschuuren and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nature conservation planning tends to be driven by models based on Western norms and science, but these may not represent the cultural, philosophical and religious contexts of much of Asia. This book provides a new perspective on the topic of sacred natural sites and cultural heritage by linking Asian cultures, religions and worldviews with contemporary conservation practices and approaches. The chapters focus on the modern significance of sacred natural sites in Asian protected areas with reference, where appropriate, to an Asian philosophy of protected areas. Drawn from over 20 different countries, the book covers examples of sacred natural sites from all of IUCN’s protected area categories and governance types. The authors demonstrate the challenges faced to maintain culture and support spiritual and religious governance and management structures in the face of strong modernisation across Asia. The book shows how sacred natural sites contribute to defining new, more sustainable and more equitable forms of protected areas and conservation that reflect the worldviews and beliefs of their respective cultures and religions. The book contributes to a paradigm-shift in conservation and protected areas as it advocates for greater recognition of culture and spirituality through the adoption of biocultural conservation approaches.

Future Sacred

Author : Julie J. Morley
Publisher : Park Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781620557686
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (576 download)

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Download or read book Future Sacred written by Julie J. Morley and published by Park Street Press. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals how our survival depends on embracing complexity consciousness and relating to nature and all life as sacred • Rejects the “survival of the fittest” narrative in favor of sacred symbiosis, creative cooperation, interdependence and complex thinking • Provides examples from complexity studies, cultural history, philosophy, indigenous spirituality, biomimicry, and ecology to show how nature’s intelligence and creativity abound everywhere • Documents how indigenous cultures lived in relative harmony with nature because they perceived themselves as part of the “ordered whole” of all life In Future Sacred, Julie J. Morley offers a new perspective on the human connection to the cosmos by unveiling the connected creativity and sacred intelligence of nature. She rejects the “survival of the fittest” narrative--the idea that survival requires strife--and offers symbiosis and cooperation as nature’s path forward. She shows how an increasingly complex world demands increasingly complex consciousness. Our survival depends upon embracing “complexity consciousness,” understanding ourselves as part of nature, as well as relating to nature as sacred. Morley begins by documenting how indigenous cultures lived in relative harmony with nature because they perceived themselves as part of the “ordered whole” of all life--until modernity introduced dualistic thinking, thus separating mind from matter, and humans from nature. The author deconstructs the fallacy behind social and neo-Darwinism and the materialist theories of “dead matter” versus those that offer a connection with the sentient mind of nature. She presents evidence from complexity studies, cultural history, philosophy, indigenous spirituality, biomimicry, and ecology, highlighting the idea that nature’s intelligence and creativity abound everywhere--from cells to cetaceans, from hydrogen to humans, from sunflowers to solar panels--and that all sentient beings contribute to the evolution of life as a whole, working together in sacred symbiosis. Morley concludes that our sacred future depends on compassionately understanding and integrating multiple intelligences, seeing relationships and interdependence as fundamental and sacred, as well as honoring the experiences of all sentient beings. Instead of “mastery over nature,” we must shift toward synergy with nature--and with each other as diverse expressions of nature’s creativity.

The Sacred and the Profane

Author : Mircea Eliade
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780156792011
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The Sacred and the Profane written by Mircea Eliade and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1959 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famed historian of religion Mircea Eliade observes that even moderns who proclaim themselves residents of a completely profane world are still unconsciously nourished by the memory of the sacred. Eliade traces manifestations of the sacred from primitive to modern times in terms of space, time, nature, and the cosmos. In doing so he shows how the total human experience of the religious man compares with that of the nonreligious. This book serves as an excellent introduction to the history of religion, but its perspective also emcompasses philosophical anthropology, phenomenology, and psychology. It will appeal to anyone seeking to discover the potential dimensions of human existence. -- P. [4] of cover.

Sacred Nature

Author : Karen Armstrong
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0593319443
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Sacred Nature written by Karen Armstrong and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world, a profound exploration of the spiritual power of nature—and an urgent call to reclaim that power in everyday life. "Much has been written on the scientific and technological aspects of climate change.... But Armstrong’s book is both more personal and more profound. Its urgent message is that hearts and minds need to change if we are to once more learn to revere our beautiful and fragile planet." —The Guardian Since the beginning of time, humankind has looked upon nature and seen the divine. In the writings of the great thinkers across religions, the natural world inspires everything from fear, to awe, to tranquil contemplation; God, or however one defined the sublime, was present in everything. Yet today, even as we admire a tree or take in a striking landscape, we rarely see nature as sacred. In this short but deeply powerful book, the best-selling historian of religion Karen Armstrong re-sacralizes nature for modern times. Drawing on her vast knowledge of the world’s religious traditions, she vividly describes nature’s central place in spirituality across the centuries. In bringing this age-old wisdom to life, Armstrong shows modern readers how to rediscover nature’s potency and form a connection to something greater than ourselves.

Indigenous Sacred Natural Sites and Spiritual Governance

Author : John Studley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429849796
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book Indigenous Sacred Natural Sites and Spiritual Governance written by John Studley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since time immemorial indigenous people have engaged in legal relationships with other-than-human-persons. These relationships are exemplified in enspirited sacred natural sites, which are owned and governed by numina spirits that can potentially place legal demands on humankind in return for protection and blessing. Although conservationists recognise the biodiverse significance of most sacred natural sites, the role of spiritual agency by other-than-human-persons is not well understood. Consequently, sacred natural sites typically lack legal status and IUCN-designated protection. More recent ecocentric and posthuman worldviews and polycentric legal frameworks have allowed courts and legislatures to grant 'rights' to nature and 'juristic personhood' and standing to biophysical entities. This book examines the indigenous literature and recent legal cases as a pretext for granting juristic personhood to enspirited sacred natural sites. The author draws on two decades of his research among Tibetans in Kham (southwest China), to provide a detailed case study. It is argued that juristic personhood is contingent upon the presence and agency of a resident numina and that recognition should be given to their role in spiritual governance over their jurisdiction. The book concludes by recommending that advocacy organisations help indigenous people with test cases to secure standing for threatened sacred natural sites (SNS) and calls upon IUCN, UNESCO (MAB and WHS), ASEAN Heritage and EuroNatura to retrospectively re-designate their properties, reserves, parks and initiatives so that SNS and spiritual governance are fully recognised and embraced. It will be of great interest to advanced students and researchers in environmental law, nature conservation, religion and anthropology.

Landscape, Nature, and the Sacred in Byzantium

Author : Veronica della Dora
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107139090
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Landscape, Nature, and the Sacred in Byzantium written by Veronica della Dora and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-04 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores Byzantine perceptions of creation and different types of natural environments, and the principles underpinning such perceptions.

Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul

Author : John Philip Newell
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063023520
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul written by John Philip Newell and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading spiritual teacher reveals how Celtic spirituality—listening to the sacred around us and inside of us—can help us heal the earth, overcome our conflicts, and reconnect with ourselves. John Philip Newell shares the long, hidden tradition of Celtic Christianity, explaining how this earth-based spirituality can help us rediscover the natural rhythms of life and deepen our spiritual connection with God, with each other, and with the earth. Newell introduces some of Celtic Christianity’s leading practitioners, both saints and pioneers of faith, whose timeless wisdom is more necessary than ever, including: Pelagius, who shows us how to look beyond sin to affirm our sacredness as part of all God’s creation, and courageously stand up for our principles in the face of oppression. Brigid of Kildare, who illuminates the interrelationship of all things and reminds us of the power of the sacred feminine to overcome those seeking to control us. John Muir, who encourages us to see the holiness and beauty of wilderness and what we must do to protect these gifts. Teilhard de Chardin, who inspires us to see how science, faith, and our future tell one universal story that begins with sacredness. By embracing the wisdom of Celtic Christianity, we can learn how to listen to the sacred and see the divine in all of creation and within each of us. Human beings are inherently spiritual creatures who intuitively see the sacred in nature and within one another, but our cultures—and at times even our faiths—have made us forget what each of us already know deep in our souls but have learned to suppress. Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul offers a new spiritual foundation for our lives, once centered on encouragement, guidance, and hope for creating a better world.

Experiencing and Protecting Sacred Natural Sites of Sámi and other Indigenous Peoples

Author : Leena Heinämäki
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319480693
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Experiencing and Protecting Sacred Natural Sites of Sámi and other Indigenous Peoples written by Leena Heinämäki and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses specifically on the experience and protection of indigenous, and particularly Sámi sacred sites in the Arctic. Sacred sites are being increasingly recognized as important reservoirs of Arctic cultural and biological diversity, as a means for the transmission of culture and identity, and a tool for the preservation of fragile northern social-ecological systems. Yet, legal protection of Arctic sacred sites and related policies are often still lacking or absent. It becomes increasingly difficult for site custodians in the Arctic to protect these ancient sites, due to disruptive changes, such as climate change, economic developments and infrastructural development. With contributions from Sámi and non-Sámi scholars from Arctic regions, this book provides new insights into our understanding of the significance and legal protection of sacred sites for Sámi of the Arctic. It examines the role of international human rights, environmental law, and longstanding customary law that uphold Arctic indigenous peoples’ rights in conservation, and their associated management systems. It also demonstrates the complex relationships between indigenous knowledge, cultural/spiritual values and belief systems and nature conservation. The book looks forward to providing guidelines for future research and practice for improved integration of the ethical, cultural and spiritual values of nature into law, policy, planning and management. As such, this book offers a contribution to upholding the sanctity of these sites, their cultural identity and the biodiversity associated with them.

Open Spaces Sacred Places

Author : Tom H. Stoner
Publisher : Tkf Foundation
ISBN 13 : 9780981565606
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (656 download)

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Download or read book Open Spaces Sacred Places written by Tom H. Stoner and published by Tkf Foundation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sacred Places.

Nature, Reality, and the Sacred

Author : Langdon Gilkey
Publisher : Theology and the Sciences
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Nature, Reality, and the Sacred written by Langdon Gilkey and published by Theology and the Sciences. This book was released on 1993 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two partial apprehensions of nature vied for dominance in the past century: religious (void of any influence from science) and scientific (unable to admit any reality, beyond the empirical). Both views have led to the exploitation of nature -- and the scientific may prove even more devastating. The fault, Gilkey argues, lies not in the scientific knowledge of nature but in the assumed philosophy of science that accompanies most scientific and technological practice. Scientific knowing needs to be critiqued and brought into relationship with other complementary ways of knowing.