Trees as Village Protectors, Guru Rinpoche’s Wayfinders and Adopted Family Members: Arboreal Imagination, Agency and Relationality in Sikkim
Abstract Forests occupy a large amount of territory in the contemporary state of Sikkim. However, their ubiquitousness should not be interpreted as a signal that Sikkimese communities are inherently environmentally friendly. Historically trees have been exploited as fuel for human use; but they have...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Worldviews
Year: 2021, Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 151-170 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Sikkim
/ Human being
/ Trees
/ Relationship
/ Buddhism
/ Environmental policy
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AF Geography of religion AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism KBM Asia NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics RA Practical theology XA Law |
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Eastern Himalayas
B Buddhism B Sikkim B Environmental Ethics B interspecies relationality B tree veneration |
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