The Idea of Wilderness by Max Oelschlaeger

The Idea of Wilderness by Max Oelschlaeger

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How has the concept of wild nature changed over the millennia? This book presents an examination of humankind's relationship with the natural world throughout the ages - from early totenism through Egyptian, Graeco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian supernaturalism to the rise of materialism and modernism.

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The Idea of Wilderness by Max Oelschlaeger

How has the concept of wild nature changed over the millennia? This book presents an examination of humankind's relationship with the natural world throughout the ages - from early totenism through Egyptian, Graeco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian supernaturalism to the rise of materialism and modernism.
Max Oelschlaeger is the author of The Idea of Wilderness, The Environmental Imperative, and Religion in a Time of Ecological Crisis and the editor of The Wilderness Condition. He teaches courses related to environmentalism, ecofeminism, and the philosophical dimensions of ecology at the University of North Texas.
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ISBN 13 9780300053708
ISBN 10 0300053703
Title The Idea of Wilderness
Author Max Oelschlaeger
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Yale University Press
Year published 1993-01-27
Number of pages 489
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.