Ecofamilism: Women, Religion, and Environmental Protection in Taiwan

Ecofamilism: Women, Religion, and Environmental Protection in TaiwanEcofamilism proposes a new analytical framework, moving beyond ecofeminism, based on Western feminism and Christian theology, to illuminate Taiwanese womens motivations and how they understand their role in the environmental movement. Based on extensive interviews with women founders, leaders, and members of six non governmental, often religious based, organizations from 1990 2015, the work presents contemporary issues in Taiwan from the perspectives

Ecofamilism proposes a new analytical framework, moving beyond ecofeminism, based on Western feminism and Christian theology, to illuminate Taiwanese womenÕs motivations and how they understand their role in the environmental movement. Based on extensive interviews with women founders, leaders, and members of six non-governmental, often religious-based, organizations from 1990-2015, the work presents contemporary issues in Taiwan from the perspectives of social anthropology, geography, inter-religious cooperation, and global ethics. Ecofamilism offers a new way of approaching life in contemporary Asia, engaging more precisely with while authentically portraying the experiences of Taiwanese womenÑwhose gender roles are ancillary to motivations of family, religion, and society.