Political Spirituality for a Century of Water Wars: The Angel of the Jordan Meets the Trickster of Detroit

By James W. Perkinson

Book Overview

Introduction: Politics and Spirit in the Emerging Water War: Crossing Over and Coming Back

Chapter 1 Water Monopoly at the Strait: White Supremacy and Biopower

Chapter 2 Water Struggle along the Border: Settler Colonialism and Christian Dominion

Chapter 3 Water Story around the Bend: The Windigo Monster and the Nanabozho Trickster

Chapter 4 Water Spirituality beyond the Basin: Detroit Dwarf, Celt Hound, Afro-Orisha

Chapter 5 Water Combat on the Coast: Canaanite Storm-Gods and Israelite Wind-Spirits

Chapter 6 Water Divination around the Jordan: The Ford-Fight of Jacob and the Water-Test of Jesus

Chapter 7 Water Prophecy from the Wadi: River-Rites, Fish-Signs, and Rain-Promises

Chapter 8 Water Wars on a Living Planet: The Globe and the Strait

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030150003
• ISBN13: 9783030150006
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"