Hinduism and ecology : the intersection of earth, sky, and water

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Hinduism and ecology : the intersection of earth, sky, and water

edited by Christopher Key Chapple and Mary Evelyn Tucker

(Religions of the world and ecology)(Publications / Harvard University Center for the Study of World Religions)

Distributed by Harvard University Press for the Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School, c2000

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [549]-567) and index

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ISBN 9780945454250

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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.
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pbk ISBN 9780945454267

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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 22 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 grass-roots 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.

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