Purifying the Earthly Body of God: Religion and Ecology in Hindu India (SUNY Series in Religious Studies)
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Purifying the Earthly Body of God: Religion and Ecology in Hindu India (SUNY Series in Religious Studies)
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Examining the relation between religion and ecological concern in Hinduism from textual, theological, anthropological, feminist, and eco-activist approaches, this volume brings together an international, interdisciplinary group of scholars. The book covers the most relevant aspects of the Hindu tradition, searching out the ecological implications of pilgrimage and sacred geography, earth and river goddesses, the beliefs and ritual practice of villagers, caste consciousness, and Vedanta, Tantra, and Goddess theologies.



