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Religion and ecology in India and southeast Asia /
"Religion and Ecology in India and Southeast Asia looks at the part the Hindu and Buddhist traditions could play in promoting more just and sustainable relationships between people and the natural world." "The ecological potential of these traditions is considered from both a historic...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Religion and Ecology in India and Southeast Asia looks at the part the Hindu and Buddhist traditions could play in promoting more just and sustainable relationships between people and the natural world." "The ecological potential of these traditions is considered from both a historical perspective, and in relation to their contemporary expressions. From this standpoint, transformations between the past and the present are shown to offer the most fertile possibilities for improvement. Thus India's sacred groves, the conservation of medicinal herbs by Thai monks compensating for biodiversity loss, Hindu scientists acknowledging Vedanta in exploring the possibility of pain in plants, and Thai lay nuns redefining their roles in line with tradition and modernity, illustrate ways in which the Hindu and Buddhist traditions can improve ecological relationships." "David Gosling's arguments are based on his fieldwork in the region and are framed by the socio-political context of religious change in India and southeast Asia, where it is maintained that the development-led analysis of Amartya Sen, with its emphasis on participative education, healthcare and a reduction of the gender imbalance, is a crucial prerequisite for social and environmental improvement. Though regional in scope, this is a study of global significance, considering the most urgent social and environmental problems of the new millennium."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 210 pages) : maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-204) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203171381 9780203171387 9780203158036 0203158032 9786610401574 6610401578 9781134551781 1134551789 9781134551736 1134551738 9781134551774 1134551770 |