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H-ASIA March 30, 2011 Member's publication: _Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability__ by Pankamj Jain ************************************************************************* From: Pankaj Jain <pankaj.jain@unt.edu> I am pleased to share the news of the publication of my new book: _Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability_ (Ashgate, 2011), 234 pp ISBN-10: 1409405915 ISBN-13: 978-1409405917 In Indic religious traditions, a number of rituals and myths exist in which the environment is revered. Despite this nature worship in India, its natural resources are under heavy pressure with its growing economy and exploding population. This has led several scholars to raise questions about the role religious communities can play in environmentalism. Does nature worship inspire Hindus to act in an environmentally conscious way? This book explores the above questions with three communities, the Swadhyaya movement, the Bishnoi, and the Bhil communities. Presenting the texts of Bishnois, their environmental history, and their contemporary activism; investigating the Swadhyaya movement from an ecological perspective; and, exploring the Bhil communities and their Sacred Groves, this book applies a non-Western hermeneutical model to interpret the religious traditions of Indic communities. Table of contents Foreword by Roger S Gottlieb. Introduction; Theoretical propositions for Indic traditions and ecology; The Swadhyaya movement; The Bishnoi community; Sacred groves of Bhils; Modern organizations adapting to ecology; Dharma as religious and environmental ethos; Conclusions; Appendices; Bibliography; Index. Previews and Reviews at: http://www.ashgate.com/default.aspx?page=637&calcTitle=1&pageSubject=425&la ng=cy-gb&sort=pubdate&forthcoming=1&title_id=10065&edition_id=13134 Dr. Pankaj Jain Assistant Professor Dept of Anthropology; Tel: 940-369-6980 Dept of Philosophy and Religion Studies; Tel: 940-369-7574 University of North Texas 1155 Union Circle # 310409 Denton, TX 76203-5017 https://faculty.unt.edu/editprofile.php?pid=2232&onlyview=1&view=0 ****************************************************************** To post to H-ASIA simply send your message to: <H-ASIA@h-net.msu.edu> For holidays or short absences send post to: <listserv@h-net.msu.edu> with message: SET H-ASIA NOMAIL Upon return, send post with message SET H-ASIA MAIL H-ASIA WEB HOMEPAGE URL: http://h-net.msu.edu/~asia/
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