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OverviewTraditional cultures have a long and vital association with wetlands as sacred places imbued with spiritual and ceremonial significance that provide physical sustenance and sources of materials in paludiculture. Ancient Greek and Roman cultures denigrated wetlands as places of disease, terror, horror, the hellish and the monstrous. Judeo-Christian theology was syncretized with them into the mainstream denigration of wetlands. Wetlands are a marginalized community, an oppressed minority and non-binary, queer bodies of water. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rod GiblettPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 2024 ed. ISBN: 9783031573644ISBN 10: 3031573641 Pages: 252 Publication Date: 22 June 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Introduction to Wetland Cultures, Past and Present.- 2. Wetland Aboriginals in Queensland.- 3. Marsh Arabs in Iraq.- 4. Malarial Greeks and their Dispersion.- 5. Paludal Romans and their Dispersion.- 6. Fen Britons.- 7. Bog Irish.- 8. Marais Acadians in Canada.- 9. A Marsh Writer in Canada and the Future of Wetland Cultures.ReviewsAuthor InformationRod Giblett is Honorary Associate Professor of Environmental Humanities in the Writing and Literature Program at Deakin University, Australia. He has a rich publication history and research focuses on wetland cultural studies, psychoanalytic ecology, conservation counter-theology and Thoreau and Benjamin studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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