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Mountains, Rivers, and the Great Earth: Reading Gary Snyder and Dogen in an Age of Ecological Crisis - SUNY series in Environmental Philosophy and Ethics Jason M. Wirth
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Mountains, Rivers, and the Great Earth: Reading Gary Snyder and Dogen in an Age of Ecological Crisis - SUNY series in Environmental Philosophy and Ethics
Jason M. Wirth
Meditating on the work of American poet and environmental activist Gary Snyder and thirteenth-century Japanese Zen Master Eihei D?gen, Jason M. Wirth draws out insights for understanding our relation to the planet's ongoing ecological crisis. He discusses what D?gen calls "the Great Earth" and what Snyder calls "the Wild" as being comprised of the play of waters and mountains, emptiness and form, and then considers how these ideas can illuminate the spiritual and ethical dimensions of place. The book culminates in a discussion of earth democracy, a place-based sense of communion where all beings are interconnected and all beings matter. This radical rethinking of what it means to inhabit the earth will inspire lovers of Snyder's poetry, Zen practitioners, environmental philosophers, and anyone concerned about the global ecological crisis.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 1, 2017 |
| ISBN13 | 9781438465432 |
| Publishers | State University of New York Press |
| Pages | 174 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 25 mm · 299 g |
| Language | English |
