Reflections on Earth's Insights from an East Asianist

Author: Tucker, Mary Evelyn

Source: Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology, Volume 1, Number 1, 1997 , pp. 151-161(11)

Publisher: BRILL

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Abstract:

Callicott's Earth's Insights is a remarkable survey of resources from the world's religions for formulating a global ethics. He mentions, in particular, the rich symbolic and conceptual resources available from East Asia. This paper supports such an assertion and develops more fully the teachings of Japanese Shingon Buddhism which helped to foster a deep identity with the natural world by means of ritual. Moreover, the paper suggests that the literary and artistic resources of Japanese culture are also important sources for further exploration.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853597X00290

Affiliations: 1: Department of Religion Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA 17837, USA

Publication date: 1997-01-01