Hinduism & Ecology - The Intersection of Earth, Sky & Water

Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-0-945454-25-0
Verlag: Harvard University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 4, 656 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 1007 g

Reihe: Religions of the World and Ecology

This fourth volume in the series exploring religions and the environment investigates the role of the multifaceted Hindu tradition in the development of greater ecological awareness in India. The twenty-two contributors ask how traditional concepts of nature in the classical texts might inspire or impede an eco-friendly attitude among modern Hindus, and they describe some grassroots approaches to environmental protection. They look to Gandhian principles of minimal consumption, self-reliance, simplicity, and sustainability. And they explore forests and sacred groves in text and tradition and review the political and religious controversies surrounding India’s sacred river systems.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chapple, Christopher

Chapple, Christopher Key

Tucker, Mary Evelyn

Weitere Mitwirkende

Agarwal, Anil

Alley, Kelly D.

Apffel-Marglin, Frédérique

Basu, Pratyusha

Blair, Harry W.

Deegan, Chris

Dwivedi, O. P.

Fisher, William F.

Gold, Ann Grodzins

Haberman, David L.

James, George A.

Khanna, Madhu

Lal, Vinay

Lee, David

Lutgendorf, Philip

McGee, Mary

Nagarajan, Vijaya

Nelson, Lance E.

Parajuli, Pramod

Patton, Laurie L.

Rao, K. L. Seshagiri

Rukmani, T. S.

Shinn, Larry D.

Silliman, Jael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie

Über Autor(innen)

Tucker, Mary Evelyn
Mary Evelyn Tucker is Senior Lecturer, Yale Divinity School.

Dwivedi, O. P.
O.P. Dwivedi teaches environmental policy and law and public administration. He has published twenty-six books and many articles and chapters in books. Former member (1986-89) of the Environmental Assessment Board of Ontario; past president of the Canadian Political Science Association; former vice president of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration, Brussels; and chair of the Research Committee on Technology and Development of the International Political Science Association.

Lutgendorf, Philip
Philip Lutgendorf is Professor Emeritus of Hindi and Modern Indian Studies at the University of Iowa.

Parajuli, Pramod
Pramod Parajuli teaches anthropology, ecology, and social movements at Syracuse University.

Gold, Ann Grodzins
Ann Grodzins Gold is Professor of Religion and Anthropology at Syracuse University.

Chapple, Christopher Key
Christopher Key Chapple is Navin and Pratima Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology, Loyola Marymount University.