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River Dialogues : Hindu Faith and the Political Ecology of Dams on the Sacred Ganga /
India's sacred Ganga River is arguably one of the most iconic sites for worship, with a continuity of rituals for the living and the dead that span over two millennia. Along the river, from high in the Himalaya to the vast plains below, people gather daily to worship the Ganga through prayer an...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2017
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| Collection: | Critical green engagements.
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Table des matières:
- Prelude : Development encounters in religious landscapes
- Introduction. Dams on the Ganga : movements and countermovements
- part I. Cultural politics
- Interlude : PLEASE JOIN US
- 1. Knowing the Ganga : how a river is "many things"
- Interlude : why wouldn't we cry?
- 2. Loving the Ganga : semi-urban women and religious affect
- part II. Political ecology
- Interlude : a five-minute song
- 3. Defending the Ganga : mountain women's activism
- Interlude : a pro-dam rally
- 4. Saving the Ganga : insiders, outsiders, and activist politics
- Interlude : Sarita changes tune
- 5. Eco-zones on the Ganga : the politics of exceptionalism
- Epilogue : development and livelihoods in the Himalaya.