The Camphor Tree and the Elephant Religion and Ecological Change in Maritime Southeast Asia
What is the role of religion in shaping interactions and relations between the human and nonhuman in nature? Why are Muslim and Christian organizations generally not a potent force in Southeast Asian environmental movements? The Camphor Tree and the Elephant brings these questions into the history o...
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| Abstract | What is the role of religion in shaping interactions and
relations between the human and nonhuman in nature? Why are Muslim
and Christian organizations generally not a potent force in
Southeast Asian environmental movements? The Camphor Tree and
the Elephant brings these questions into the history of
ecological change in the region, centering the roles of religion
and colonialism in shaping the Anthropocene-"the human epoch."
Historian Faizah Zakaria traces the conversion of the Batak
people in upland Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula to Islam and
Christianity during the long nineteenth century. She finds that the
process helped shape social structures that voided the natural
world of enchantment, ushered in a cash economy, and placed the
power to remake local landscapes into the hands of a distant elite.
Using a wide array of sources such as family histories, prayer
manuscripts, and folktales in tandem with colonial and ethnographic
archives, Zakaria brings everyday religion and its far-flung
implications into our understanding of the environmental history of
the modern world. |
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| AbstractList | What is the role of religion in shaping interactions and relations between the human and nonhuman in nature? Why are Muslim and Christian organizations generally not a potent force in Southeast Asian environmental movements? The Camphor Tree and the Elephant brings these questions into the history of ecological change in the region, centering the roles of religion and colonialism in shaping the Anthropocene-"the human epoch." Historian Faizah Zakaria traces the conversion of the Batak people in upland Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula to Islam and Christianity during the long nineteenth century. She finds that the process helped shape social structures that voided the natural world of enchantment, ushered in a cash economy, and placed the power to remake local landscapes into the hands of a distant elite. Using a wide array of sources such as family histories, prayer manuscripts, and folktales in tandem with colonial and ethnographic archives, Zakaria brings everyday religion and its far-flung implications into our understanding of the environmental history of the modern world. What is the role of religion in shaping interactions and relations between the human and nonhuman in nature? Why are Muslim and Christian organizations generally not a potent force in Southeast Asian environmental movements? The Camphor Tree and the Elephant brings these questions into the history of ecological change in the region, centering the roles of religion and colonialism in shaping the Anthropocene-"the human epoch." Historian Faizah Zakaria traces the conversion of the Batak people in upland Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula to Islam and Christianity during the long nineteenth century. She finds that the process helped shape social structures that voided the natural world of enchantment, ushered in a cash economy, and placed the power to remake local landscapes into the hands of a distant elite. Using a wide array of sources such as family histories, prayer manuscripts, and folktales in tandem with colonial and ethnographic archives, Zakaria brings everyday religion and its far-flung implications into our understanding of the environmental history of the modern world. Uncovers a spiritual dimension in the transition to the Anthropocene What is the role of religion in shaping interactions and relations between the human and nonhuman in nature? Why are Muslim and Christian organizations generally not a potent force in Southeast Asian environmental movements? The Camphor Tree and the Elephant brings these questions into the history of ecological change in the region, centering the roles of religion and colonialism in shaping the Anthropocene—“the human epoch.” Historian Faizah Zakaria traces the conversion of the Batak people in upland Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula to Islam and Christianity during the long nineteenth century. She finds that the process helped shape social structures that voided the natural world of enchantment, ushered in a cash economy, and placed the power to remake local landscapes into the hands of a distant elite. Using a wide array of sources such as family histories, prayer manuscripts, and folktales in tandem with colonial and ethnographic archives, Zakaria brings everyday religion and its far-flung implications into our understanding of the environmental history of the modern world. Uncovers a spiritual dimension in the transition to the Anthropocene What is the role of religion in shaping interactions and relations between the human and nonhuman in nature? Why are Muslim and Christian organizations generally not a potent force in Southeast Asian environmental movements? The Camphor Tree and the Elephant brings these questions into the history of ecological change in the region, centering the roles of religion and colonialism in shaping the Anthropocene—"the human epoch." Historian Faizah Zakaria traces the conversion of the Batak people in upland Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula to Islam and Christianity during the long nineteenth century. She finds that the process helped shape social structures that voided the natural world of enchantment, ushered in a cash economy, and placed the power to remake local landscapes into the hands of a distant elite. Using a wide array of sources such as family histories, prayer manuscripts, and folktales in tandem with colonial and ethnographic archives, Zakaria brings everyday religion and its far-flung implications into our understanding of the environmental history of the modern world. No detailed description available for "The Camphor Tree and the Elephant". |
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| Snippet | What is the role of religion in shaping interactions and
relations between the human and nonhuman in nature? Why are Muslim
and Christian organizations... Uncovers a spiritual dimension in the transition to the Anthropocene What is the role of religion in shaping interactions and relations between the human and... Uncovers a spiritual dimension in the transition to the Anthropocene What is the role of religion in shaping interactions and relations between the human and... No detailed description available for "The Camphor Tree and the Elephant". What is the role of religion in shaping interactions and relations between the human and nonhuman in nature? Why are Muslim and Christian organizations... |
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| SubjectTerms | 19th century Asia Asian Studies Asian Studies / Southeast Asia Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Ecosystems & Habitats Environmental conditions Environmental degradation Environmental degradation -- Indonesia -- Sumatera Utara -- History -- 19th century Environmental degradation -- Malay Peninsula -- History -- 19th century Environmental degradation -- Religious aspects -- History -- 19th century Environmental Studies Forests & Rainforests HISTORY HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia History / Environmental History Human ecology Human ecology -- Indonesia -- Sumatera Utara -- History -- 19th century Human ecology -- Malay Peninsula -- History -- 19th century Human ecology -- Religious aspects -- History -- 19th century Indonesia Malay Peninsula Malay Peninsula -- Environmental conditions -- 19th century Malay Peninsula -- Religion -- 19th century NATURE NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests Religion Religious aspects SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies Southeast Asia Sumatera Utara Sumatera Utara (Indonesia) Sumatera Utara (Indonesia) -- Environmental conditions -- 19th century Sumatera Utara (Indonesia) -- Religion -- 19th century |
| Subtitle | Religion and Ecological Change in Maritime Southeast Asia |
| TableOfContents | Front Matter
Table of Contents
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
ONE: A Time before Religion
TWO: Rupture and Resilience in Conversion
THREE: Secularizing “Literate Cannibals” through Scripture
FOUR: Mountains, Waters, Derangement
FIVE: Camphor and Charismatic Retreat
SIX: Disenchanting Elephants
CONCLUSION
GLOSSARY OF MALAY AND BATAK TERMS
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
Back Matter Cover Series Page, Half Title Page, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction. Spirits of the Anthropocene Structures One. A Time before Religion Two. Rupture and Resilience in Conversion Representations Three. Secularizing Literate Cannibals through Scripture Four. Mountains, Water, Derangement Materialities Five. Camphor and Charismatic Retreat Six. Disenchanting Elephants Conclusion. Faith-Based Environmentalism in the Anthropocene Glossary of Malay and Batak Terms Notes Bibliography Index Back Cover Series List Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword by K. Sivaramakrishnan -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Spirits of the Anthropocene -- Structures -- One. A Time before Religion -- Two. Rupture and Resilience in Conversion -- Representations -- Three. Secularizing "Literate Cannibals" through Scripture -- Four. Mountains, Water, Derangement -- Materialities -- Five. Camphor and Charismatic Retreat -- Six. Disenchanting Elephants -- Conclusion. Faith-Based Environmentalism in the Anthropocene -- Glossary of Malay and Batak Terms -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Series List Acknowledgments -- 6. Disenchanting Elephants -- Index -- Contents -- 5. Camphor and Charismatic Retreat -- Culture, Place, and Nature: Studies in Anthropology and Environment Structures -- 3. Secularizing “Literate Cannibals” through Scripture -- Conclusion: Faith-Based Environmentalism in the Anthropocene -- 2. Rupture and Resilience in Conversion -- 1. A Time before Religion -- 4. Mountains, Waters, Derangement -- Representations -- K. Sivaramakrishnan -- Foreword Materialities -- Frontmatter -- Dedication -- Introduction: Spirits of the Anthropocene -- Notes -- Glossary of Malay and Batak Terms -- Bibliography -- |
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