Nature and the environment

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There also was a book written by Conrad of Megenberg in the 14th century with the original German title of "Buch der Natur". Early theologians [who?] believed the Book of Nature was a source of God's revelation to mankind. The best nature books, as recommended by the most eminent writers, ecologists and biologists in the field.

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Carolyn Merchant, Professor of Environmental History, Philosophy and Ethics at the University of California (Berkeley) has long been "deeply engaged with issues concerning the relationship between women and nature" and with "women's labor in the earth and the subsequent efforts to save it from destruction." The book is dedicated to these s: 2.

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From interpersonal relations to supernatural beliefs, from housing size and function to the food they ate and clothing they wore, the life of Native Americans before the arrival of Europeans was intimately intertwined with the environment.