Religious Environmental Activism in Asia: Case Studies in Spiritual Ecology

• Main Author: Sponsel, Leslie E. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Religion & beliefs; n/a; political ecology; domestic waste; Ecological Civilization; new religious movements; indigenous; Ganga; Buddhist agriculture; Xishuangbanna; Taoism; animate landscapes; Hinduism; sustainability; ethnic minorities; India; deforestation; sustainable development; conservation; geopiety/geopolity; Islam; rural development; waste reduction; mobilizations; religious environmental activism; women; re-use; Anuvrat Movement; common property regimes; solid waste management; Daoism; rights of nature; environmentalism; Jainism; eco-conscious living; Thailand; vital landscapes; discard studies; ecology; ecological vow-taking; Buddhism; civilizing projects; China; anthropocene; reincarnation; rivers; Vajrayana Buddhism; Bhutan; biodiversity; spiritual ecology; waste transformation; fatwa; Yamuna; ecological civilization; materiality; watersheds; sacred natural sites
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Throughout the world religious organizations are exploring and implementing into action ideas about the relevance of religion and spirituality in dealing with a growing multitude of environmental issues and problems. Religion and spirituality have the potential to be extremely influential for the be...