Hmong Spirituality, Nature, and Place
In this article, I show how the Hmong religion can provide the basis of a novel version of non-human-centered environmentalism. I do this by outlining some of the core doctrines in the Hmong religion and showing what they imply about the value of nature. I then situate the view that is implied by th...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI
2023
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In: |
Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 9 |
Further subjects: | B
Nature
B Spirituality B Environmental Ethics B Hmong worldview B Place |
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Summary: | In this article, I show how the Hmong religion can provide the basis of a novel version of non-human-centered environmentalism. I do this by outlining some of the core doctrines in the Hmong religion and showing what they imply about the value of nature. I then situate the view that is implied by these doctrines into the traditional Western environmental ethics literature on the value of nature. In particular, I argue that the Hmong religion provides a view in environmental ethics that is non-anthropocentric, individualistic, non-egalitarian, and non-biocentric. |
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ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Religions
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel14091127 |