Sacred groves and local gods: religion and environmentalism in South India
Introduction: sacred groves and local gods: religious environmentalism in South India -- Fierce gods and dense forest: sacred groves near Madurai -- A road runs through it: changing meanings in Malaiyali sacred groves in Tiruvannamalai district -- Mixing botany and belief: guardian deities and their...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Oxford [u.a.]
Oxford University Press
c2013
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| Dans: | Année: 2013 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Tamil Nadu
/ Bois sacré
/ Protection de l'environnement
B Hindouisme / Dieu B Religion populaire / Dieux |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Sacred groves India Tamil Nadu
B Forest conservation Social aspects India Tamil Nadu B Sacred groves (India) (Tamil Nadu) B Tamil Nadu (India) Religious life and customs B Forest conservation Social aspects (India) (Tamil Nadu) B Tamil Nadu (India) Religious life and customs |
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag) Klappentext (Verlag) |
| Édition parallèle: | Électronique
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| Résumé: | Introduction: sacred groves and local gods: religious environmentalism in South India -- Fierce gods and dense forest: sacred groves near Madurai -- A road runs through it: changing meanings in Malaiyali sacred groves in Tiruvannamalai district -- Mixing botany and belief: guardian deities and their forests in the Pondicherry region -- Soteriology and stake-holders: the greening of the Auroville plateau 1973-2007 -- Sacrifice and sacrality: sacred grove restoration projects near Chennai |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0199895481 |