Purifying the Earthly Body of God: Religion and Ecology in Hindu India by Lance E. Neslon (Editor), Lance E. Neslon (Editor), Lance E. Nelson (Introduction)

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  • 366pp

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  • ISBN-13: 9780791439241
  • Edition Description: New Edition
  • Edition Number: 1
  • Pub. Date: October 1998
  • Publisher: State University of New York Press

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  • Pub. Date: October 1998
  • Publisher: State University of New York Press
  • Format: Textbook Paperback, 366pp

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Examines the relationship between religion and ecological concern in Hinduism. The 12 contributions explore the issues from textual, theological, anthropological, feminist, and eco-activist points of view. Representative paper topics include the ecological implications of Karma theory, attitudes to nature in the early Upanishads, reflections of ecofeminism in Hindu tantra, moral ecology in rural North India, and theology and ecology at the birthplace of Krishna. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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