TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jain,Pankaj
TI  - Dharma and ecology of Hindu communities: sustenance and sustainability
SN  - 9781138895798
U1  - 294.5177/JAI/D 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Farnham, Surrey, England, Burlington, VT
PB  - Ashgate
KW  - Ecology
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Hinduism
KW  - Nature
KW  - Environmentalism
KW  - Customs and practices
KW  - Natural history
KW  - India
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Religious life and customs
KW  - Social life and customs
N1  - 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
ER  -