Format:
1 online resource (385 pages)
ISBN:
9780429804519
Series Statement:
Advances in Agroecology Ser.
Content:
This book forges a new discipline in the form of Subtle Agroecologies, a nexus of indigenous epistemologies, multidisciplinary advances in wave-based and ethereal studies, and the science of sustainable agriculture.
Content:
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Boxes -- Acknowledgements -- Editors -- Contributors -- Introduction to the Book -- SECTION 1 Transformative Epistemological, Philosophical and Theoretical Frameworks -- Chapter 1 Re-Enchanting Agriculture: Farming with the Hidden Half of Nature -- Prelude: Something Happened in a Hot Tent in Telangana -- Introduction: The Stranglehold of the Industrial Worldview -- Towards Understanding the Cognitive Factors behind the Industrial Worldview -- The Blind Spot of Contemporary, Ecologically Based Farming Systems -- Harmony and Balance: The Indigenous Relationship of People, Land and Nature -- Do Ecologically Based Farming Systems Fully Embrace Indigenous Praxis? -- Introducing Subtle Agroecologies: Farming with the Hidden Half of Nature -- The State-of-the Art of Subtle Agroecologies -- Towards a Definition of Subtle Agroecologies -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 2 From the Mainstreaming of Western Science to the Co-Evolution of Different Sciences: Addressing Cognitive Injustice -- Introduction: Cultures, Worldviews and Sciences -- Understanding Mind and Matter -- Agricultural Practices from Different Worldviews -- Specific Agricultural Practices -- Sri Lanka: Mantras, Yantras and Kems -- Agnihotra in India -- Sacrifices and Festivals in the Andes -- Seeking Ancestral Support in Africa -- Harmonising the Earth and Cosmic Forces in Europe -- The Trans-Cultural Notion of Science and Its Co-Evolution -- Scenarios for Inter-Science Relations: From Domination to Complementarity -- Possible Challenges and Opportunities -- Redefining the Role of Universities -- Dealing with the Strong and Weak Points within the Dominant Forms of Knowledge -- Challenging the Dominant Worldview and Epistemology.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781138339811
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781138339811
Language:
English
