1st Edition
Biodivinity and Biodiversity The Limits to Religious Environmentalism
By Emma Tomalin
Copyright 2009
232 Pages
by
Routledge
230 Pages
by
Routledge
230 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book is concerned with the argument that religious traditions are inherently environmentally friendly. Yet in a developing country such as India, the majority of people cannot afford to put the 'Earth first' regardless of the extent to which this idea can be supported by their religious traditions. Does this mean that the linking of religion and environmental concerns is a strategy more... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Religious Environmentalist Mode of Religion; Chapter 3 The Prehistory of Contemporary Environmentalism; Chapter 4 Environmentalisms: A Comparative Approach; Chapter 5 Religious Environmentalism and Environmental Direct Action in Britain; Chapter 6 Hinduism and the Environment: Radical to World Religions Approach; Chapter 7 Religious Environmentalism in India; Chapter 8 Conclusion;
Biography
Dr Emma Tomalin is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Leeds, UK.
'Biodivinity and Biodiversity is a critical exploration of religious environmentalism with reference to environmental practice. Covering underlying strands of thought, current discourses and situated acts in the United Kingdom and India, it will provide valuable food for thought for those working in the fields of ecology and religious studies.' Contemporary South Asia '[This book] includes important insights into the admittedly grim realities faced by environmental activists in India today.' Journal of Contemporary Religion
