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Jain, Pankaj         Dharma and ecology of Hindu communities : sustenance and sustainability / Pankaj Jain . – Farnham, Surrey, EnglandBurlington, VT : Ashgate, c2011         xii, 213 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.         1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Propositions for Indic Traditions and Ecology -- 3. The Swadhyaya Movement -- 4. The Bishnoi Community -- 5. Sacred Groves of Bhils -- 6. Modern Organizations Adapting to Ecology -- 7. Dharma as Religious and Environmental Ethos -- 8. Conclusions -- Appendices. A. Translation of Jambhesvara's sabdas -- B. Hindu Myths in Jambhesvara's Sabdas -- C. Bishnoi Saṃskāras ("Rites of Passage") -- D. Translation of Jambhesvara Darsana by Brahmanand Sharma -- E. Athavale's Ecological Inspirations -- F. History of Benesvara, a Bhil pilgrimage center.         ISBN9781138895798 : 895.00         1. Ecology – Religious aspects – Hinduism.         1. Nature – Religious aspects – Hinduism.         1. Environmentalism – Religious aspects – Hinduism.         1. Hinduism – Customs and practices.         1. Natural history – India.         1. Sustainable development – India.         1. India – Religious life and customs.         1. India – Social life and customs.