Religion, Ecology, and Gender
A Jewish Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14948870 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, Hava Tirosh‐samuelson (0009-0009-9227-0633, Stornoway Historical Society, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 373-397 |
| Publication date | 2005-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-7350 • E-ISSN: 1745-5189 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0966735005054919 |
| OpenAlex | W2006498666 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This article examines the reasons for the limited interest in environmentalism in Judaism. The author suggests that the reasons are both historical and theological, Jews have been an urban people since the tenth century and they are also people of the book—that is a culture that sees any distraction from scholarly contemplation as less than worthy. However, over the past three decades there has been an interest and this is in response to the claim that the Judeo-Christian tradition is to blame for the environmental crisis. The author challenges the notion that nature can be seen as the base of a core ethic of care pointing out that it is violent and does not care for the weak. The article challenges earth-based spirituality as it has appropriated the kabbalah, particularly the Skehinah and suggests that a misreading underpins this approach
Aesthetics · Blame · Contemplation · Environmental ethics · Environmentalism · Epistemology · Judaism · Kabbalah · Political science · Sociology · Spirituality · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Religious studies · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2022 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |