Hinduism and Ecology: The Intersection of Earth, Sky, and Water (Religions of the World and Ecology)
by Christopher Key Chapple, Mary Evelyn Tucker
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.
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.
ECOLOGYNATURE_RELIGIOUS ASPECTSNATURAL HISTORY_INDIAHINDUISM_DOCTRINES
RELEASED2000
PUBLISHERCenter for the Study of World Religions
LENGTH656
LANGUAGEEN
Hinduism and Ecology: The Intersection of Earth, Sky, and Water (Religions of the World and Ecology)
by Christopher Key Chapple, Mary Evelyn Tucker
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.
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.
ECOLOGYNATURE_RELIGIOUS ASPECTSNATURAL HISTORY_INDIAHINDUISM_DOCTRINES
RELEASED2000
PUBLISHERCenter for the Study of World Religions
LENGTH656
LANGUAGEEN