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Nadkarni, Nalini.
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Trees -- Social aspects.
Trees -- Religious aspects.
Trees -- Environmental aspects.
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Nadkarni, Nalini.
Trees -- Social aspects.
Trees -- Religious aspects.
Trees -- Environmental aspects.
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Between
earth
and
sky
:
our
intimate
connections
to
trees
/ Nalini M. Nadkarni.
by
Nadkarni, Nalini.
University of California Press, c2008.
Call #:
582.16 N137b
Subjects
Trees
-- Social aspects.
Trees
-- Religious aspects.
Trees
-- Environmental aspects.
ISBN:
9780520248564 (cloth : alk. paper)
0520248562 (cloth : alk. paper)
Description:
xii, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-297) and index.
Contents:
Introduction. View from the Top -- 1. "What Is a Tree? -- 2. Goods and Services -- 3. Shelter and Protection -- 4. Health and Healing -- 5. Play and Imagination -- 6.
Connections
to Time -- 7. Signs and Symbols -- 8. Spirituality and Religion -- 9. Mindfulness -- Scientific Names of
Trees
in the Text -- Poetry Credits.
Summary:
"World-renowned canopy biologist Nalini M. Nadkarni has climbed
trees
on four continents with scientists, students, artists, clergymen, musicians, activists, loggers, legislators, and Inuits, gathering diverse perspectives on
our
affinities with
trees
. In
Between
Earth
and
Sky
, a rich tapestry of personal stories, information, and illustrations, Nadkarni becomes
our
captivating guide to the leafy wilderness above
our
heads. Through her luminous narrative, we embark on a multifaceted exploration of
trees
that reveals the profound
connections
we have with them, the dazzling array of things they provide us, and the powerful lessons they teach us. Nadkarni describes
trees
' intricate root systems, their highly evolved and still not completely understood canopies, their roles in commerce and medicine, their ability to thrive in city centers and in extreme habitats atop mountains and in deserts, and their important place in folklore and the arts. She explains tree fundamentals and considers the symbolic roles they have assumed in culture and religion. In a book that reawakens
our
sense of wonder at the fascinating world of
trees
, we ultimately find entry to the entire natural world and rediscover
our
own place in it."--BOOK JACKET.
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