The ordination of a tree : the Thai Buddhist environmental movement /

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A firsthand look at the Thai Buddhist environmental movement and its activist monks. Thai Buddhist monks wrap orange clerical robes around trees to protect forests. "Ordaining" a tree is a provocative ritual that has become the symbol of a small but influential monastic movement aimed at r...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Darlington, Susan M., 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2012]
Subjects:
Environmentalism > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Environmentalism > Thailand.
Environnementalisme > Aspect religieux > Bouddhisme.
Environnementalisme > Thaïlande.
RELIGION > Buddhism > General.
Environmentalism > Religious aspects > Buddhism
Environmentalism
Thailand
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Framework
  • The Forest, The Village, and The Ecology Monk
  • The Rituals
  • The Precedents
  • The Grassroots
  • The Movement
  • The Challenges
  • The Future.

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