Waste Not : A Jewish Environmental Ethic
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1438476698
ISBN-13
9781438476698
Publisher
State University of New York Press
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State University of New York Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 1st, 2019
Print length
306 Pages
Weight
567 grams
Product Classification:
History of religionJudaismJudaism: theology
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Traces the development of bal tash?it, the Jewish prohibition against wastefulness and destruction, from its biblical origins to the contemporary environmental movement. Winner of the 2020 Canadian Jewish Literary Award in the category of Jewish Thought and CultureBal tash?it, the Jewish prohibition against wastefulness and destruction, is considered to be an ecological ethical principle by contemporary Jewish environmentalists. Waste Not provides a comprehensive intellectual history of this concept, charting its evolution from the Bible through classical rabbinic literature, commentaries, codes of law, responsa, and the works of modern environmentalists. Tanhum S. Yoreh uses the methodology of tradition histories to identify pivotal moments in the development of the prohibition-in particular, its transition into an economic framework. He finds that bal tash?it's earliest stages of conceptualization connect the prohibition against wastefulness with avoidance of self-harm. This connection is commonplace within contemporary environmental thought and a universalizing Jewish principle with important contributions to be made to Jewish and general societal ecological discourse. This narrative provides a foundation for understanding bal tash?it as an environmental ethic for today and tomorrow.
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