Hinduism and Ecology

The Intersection of Earth, Sky, and Water

Editor Christopher Key Chapple

Editor Mary Evelyn Tucker

    This fourth volume in the series exploring religions and the environment investigates the role of the multifaceted Hindu tradition in the development of greater ecological awareness in India. The twenty-two contributors ask how traditional concepts of nature in the classical texts might inspire or impede an eco-friendly attitude among modern Hindus, and they describe some grassroots approaches to environmental protection. They look to Gandhian principles of minimal consumption, self-reliance, simplicity, and sustainability. And they explore forests and sacred groves in text and tradition and review the political and religious controversies surrounding India's sacred river systems.
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Christopher Key Chapple is Professor of Theological Studies and Director of Asian and Pacific Studies, Loyola Marymount University.

Mary Evelyn Tucker is Professor of Religion, Bucknell University.

O.P. Dwivedi teaches environmental policy and law and public administration. He has published twenty-six books and many articles and chapters in books. Former member (1986-89) of the Environmental Assessment Board of Ontario; past president of the Canadian Political Science Association; former vice president of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration, Brussels; and chair of the Research Committee on Technology and Development of the International Political Science Association.

Ann Grodzins Gold is Professor of Religion and Anthropology at Syracuse University.

Pramod Parajuli teaches anthropology, ecology, and social movements at Syracuse University.