Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities

Jain, Pankaj:
Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities : Sustenance and Sustainability / Pankaj Jain. - Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2011. - ca. 228 S. : Ill. - (New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies)
ISBN 978-1-4094-0591-7
£ 50,00
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-- Angekündigt für Mai 2011 --

Beschreibung
In Indic religious traditions, a number of rituals and myths exist in which the environment is revered. Despite this nature worship in India, its natural resources are under heavy pressure with its growing economy and exploding population. This has led several scholars to raise questions about the role religious communities can play in environmentalism. Does nature worship inspire Hindus to act in an environmentally conscious way? This book explores the above questions with three communities, the Swadhyaya movement, the Bishnoi, and the Bhil communities. Presenting the texts of Bishnois, their environmental history, and their contemporary activism; investigating the Swadhyaya movement from an ecological perspective; and exploring the Bhil communities and their Sacred Groves, this book applies a non-Western hermeneutical model to interpret the religious traditions of Indic communities. With a foreword by Roger S Gottlieb. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
List of Figures. vii
Foreword. ix
Acknowledgments. xi
List of Abbreviations. xiii
1. Introduction. 1
2. Theoretical propositions for Indic traditions and ecology. 5
3. The Swadhyaya movement. 17
4. The Bishnoi community. 51
5. Sacred groves of Bhils. 79
6. Modern organizations adapting to ecology. 95
7. Dharma as religious and environmental ethos. 105
8. Conclusions. 117
Appendices
   A. Translation of Jambheśvara's Śabdas. 135
   B. Hindu Myths in Jambheśvara's Śabdas. 165
   C. Bishnoi Saṃskāras ("Rites of Passage"). 171
   D. Translation of Jambheśvara Darśana by Brahmanand Sharma. 179
   E. Athavale's Ecological Inspirations. 181
   F. History of Beneśvara, a Bhil Pilgrimage Center. 193
Bibliography. 195
Index. 211

Autor

PANKAJ JAIN, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of North Texas, USA. Profile page.

Quellen: Ashgate; Amazon; WorldCat; Library of Congress; Mitteilung von P. Jain, Mailing-Liste "Indology", 30. März 2011