Avatar and Natural Spirituality
The book explores the cultural and religious significance of James Cameron’s film Avatar (2010).
The book explores the cultural and religious significance of James Cameron’s film Avatar (2010).
Bron Taylor examines the evolution of “green religions” in North America and beyond.
This article presents findings from an interdisciplinary study of the Loma Salvatierra archaeological site, which contribute to the discussion about the origins of venereal syphilis by further clarifying a likely origin and route of transmission of syphilis from the Old World to the New.
These articles look at the historical sources that may help to trace the spread of the Plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, considering how it spread from East Asia to other parts of the world.
This paper deals with the subset of work on biocultural diversity that quantifies cultural and biological elements in order to map and compare them across regions.
The Nordic Network for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies (NIES) promotes interdisciplinary environmental studies, especially work in the environmental humanities. The network is supported by NordForsk, and is based in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Iceland.
Bradley M. Jones explores the cultivation of life in ruins, through a multi-species ecological ethic revealed in the life and labor of a permaculture farmer in the Appalachian foothills.