Purifying the Earthly Body of God Religion and Ecology in Hindu India

Name: Purifying the Earthly Body of God Religion and Ecology in Hindu India
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ISBN: 9780791439241

ISBN-10: 0791439240

ISBN-13: 9780791439241

Edition: 1998

Authors: Lance E. Nelson

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An interdisciplinary exploration of the relationship between religion and environment in Hinduism.

Book details

List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication date: 9/3/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 366
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction




Theological and Textual Perspectives



Toward an Indigenous Indian Environmentalism




The Ecological Implications of Karma Theory




Attitudes to Nature in the Early Upanisads




The Dualism of Nondualism: Advaita Vedanta and the Irrelevance of Nature




Sacred Immanence: Reflections of Ecofeminism in Hindu Tantra




Models and Images for a Vaisnava Environmental Theology: The Potential Contribution of Srivaisnavism




Views from the Field



Sin and Rain: Moral Ecology in Rural North India




On the Ethics and Aesthetics of Recycling in India




Learning the Story of the Land: Reflections on the Liberating Power of Geography and Pilgrimage in the Hindu Tradition




Theology and Ecology at the Birthplace of Krsna




The Earth as Goddess Bhu Devi: Toward a Theory of "Embedded Ecologies" in Folk Hinduism




Idioms of Degeneracy: Assessing Ganga's Purity and Pollution



Conclusion



Contributors


Index