Theorizing Logger Religion within the Pacific Northwest Timber Conflict

This paper examines the links between the material and symbolic nature of timber extraction during the Pacific Northwest (PNW) timber wars of the 1980s and 1990s. Applying Durkheim’s work on religion and social solidarity, the authors consider a form of logger religion that emerged through many year...

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Authors: Serenari, Christopher (Author) ; Peterson, Nils (Author) ; Clark, Brett (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Worldviews
Year: 2015, Volume: 19, Issue: 3, Pages: 265-281
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Pacific coast (Nord) / Forest products industry / Conflict / Loggers / Spirituality / History 1850-2000
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AG Religious life; material religion
AZ New religious movements
KBQ North America
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
TJ Modern history
TK Recent history
Further subjects:B Durkheim totem logger religion Pacific Northwest
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)