Environmental Humanities in the New Himalayas: Symbiotic Indigeneity, Commoning, Sustainability

Environmental Humanities in the New Himalayas explores the relationship between human culture,landforms,and the environment in the modern Himalayas,focusing on three environmental characteristics: anthropogenic,indigenous,and animist. It showcases the role of indigenous stories and perspectives in building new regional and planetary environmental ethics for a sustainable future.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 290 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Environmental Humanities in the New Himalayas explores the intricate relationship between the earth's eco-geological creativity and the landforms, cultures, and cosmovisions of modern Himalayan communities. This unique book showcases case studies from Bhutan, Assam, Sikkim, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sino-Indian borderlands, many of which are documented by authors from indigenous Himalayan communities. It delves into three environmental characteristics of the modern Himalayas: the anthropogenic, the indigenous, and the animist. By focusing on the sentient relations between human, animal, and spirit-worlds with the earth in various parts of the Himalayas, the authors present the complex meanings of indigeneity, commoning, and sustainability in the Anthropocene. Through their exploration, they demonstrate the vital role that indigenous stories and perspectives play in shaping new regional and planetary environmental ethics for a sustainable future.

Drawing on a diverse range of expert contributions from the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanist disciplines, this book offers valuable insights to students and scholars of environmental humanities, religion and ecology, indigenous knowledge, and sustainable development. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the interplay between human societies.

Weight: 470g
Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367699819