Political Spirituality in an Age of Eco-Apocalypse: Communication and Struggle Across Species, Cultures, and Religions

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction The Politics and Eco-Logtcs of “Spiritual” Communication....Pages 1-16
From Sycamore Trees to Human Destiny: Reading the Wild at the Crossroads of Globalization and Apocalypse....Pages 17-32
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
Gain’s Offering And Abel’s Cry: Reading Sabbath Jubilee at the Crossroads of Farming and Foraging....Pages 35-52
Wild Weeds and Imperial Trees: Reading a Messianic Parable at the Crossroads of Settlement and the Wild....Pages 53-66
Front Matter....Pages 67-67
Sinai Bush and Jordanian Dove Meet Haitian Snake and Amazonian Vine: Reading Christology at the Crossroads of Empire and Ecology....Pages 69-86
Christian Supremacy and Indigenous Savvy: Reading Race at the Crossroads of Europe and the Americas....Pages 87-102
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Underneath Guadalupe; Inside Ezili: Reading Possession at the Crossroads of Performance and Terror....Pages 105-122
Praying with the Corn/Playing on the Horn: Reading Jazz at the Crossroads of the Country and the City....Pages 123-145
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
DJ Qbert as Cyber-Mantac Shaman: Reading DJ-ing at the Crossroads of Tradition and Information....Pages 149-170
Grammar of Spirit Inside De-Industrial Ferment: Reading Hip-Hop Beats at the Crossroads of Blight and Order....Pages 171-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Thinking from the Diaspora Back Toward the Homeland: Reading Humanity at the Crossroads of Solidarity and Extinction....Pages 187-201
Back Matter....Pages 203-228