Acceptable Genes?: Religious Traditions and Genetically Modified Foods - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1438428944 ISBN 13 : 9781438428949

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 2009

Synopsis

Perspectives on genetically modified foods from world religions and indigenous traditions.

Modern biotechnology has surpassed science fiction with such feats as putting fish genes in tomatoes to create a more cold-resistant crop. While the environmental and health concerns over such genetically modified foods have been the subject of public debate, religious and spiritual viewpoints have been given short shrift. This book seeks to understand the moral and religious attitudes of groups within pluralistic societies whose traditions and beliefs raise for them unique questions about food and dietary practice. What questions are there for kosher Jews, halal Muslims, and vegetarian Hindus about food products containing transgenes from prohibited sources? How do these foods impact the cultural practices and spiritual teachings of indigenous peoples? Concerns from the above traditions as well as Christianity, Buddhism, Chinese religion, and ethical vegetarianism are included. Contributors look at the ethical context of each tradition and also include information from focus groups. This enlightening work concludes with recommendations for the labeling of genetically modified foods.

"Fascinating and thought-provoking, with interesting insights about cultural mores, this collection provides a valuable appreciation of the social repercussions that result from thrusting a sensitive, volatile technology on a tradition-oriented public." — CHOICE

“…Conrad G. Brunk and Harold Coward have compiled a unique set of religious, cultural, and indigenous perspectives on genetically modified foods.” — Religion Dispatches

“This well-written and thoughtful book is a significant contribution from religious voices, and the range of lenses in the book itself is a testimony to the many ways one can consider the implications of genetically modified organisms.” — Stephanie Kaza, author of Mindfully Green: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking

“Unique and timely; a good text for courses dealing with environmental ethics and comparative religious ethics.” — Swasti Bhattacharyya, author of Magical Progeny, Modern Technology: A Hindu Bioethics of Assisted Reproductive Technology

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Harold CowardM is Professor Emeritus of History and Founding Director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria in Canada. He is the author of numerous books, including Yoga and Psychology and The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Eastern and Western Thought, both also published by SUNY Press; The Philosophy of the Grammarians (volume five of The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, with K. Kunjunni Raja); Mantra (with David J. Goa); and Pluralism in the World Religions.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1438428944
• ISBN 13: 9781438428949
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Éditeur: Brunk Conrad, Coward Harold
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible