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Eco-Concerns in Indian Religious Traditions: Inter-Religious Cooperation Towards Healthy Environment
Author
T Swami Raju
Specifications
  • ISBN 13 : 9789351483021
  • year : 2018
  • language : English
  • binding : Hardbound
Description
Contents: Foreword. Introduction. 1. Eco-Crisis and Eco-Spirituality : Contemporary Contextual Concerns. 2. Environmental Issues in India : A Critical Review. 3. Eco-Sopy and Eco-Spirituality. 4. Primal Religious Traditions and Eco-concerns. 5. Hinduism and Eco-Spirituality. 6. Jainism/Buddhism and Environmental Concerns. 7. Ecological Concerns in Sikhism. 8. Christian Attitude towards Environment. 9. Islam and Eco-Concerns. 10. Prominent Ecological Movements in India. 11. Contributions of Ecologically Enlightened. 12. Inter-religious Cooperation for a Healthy Environment. Conclusion. Bibliography. Eco-Concerns in Indian Religious Traditions' attempts to study systematically concepts like ecology, environment, eco-crisis, eco-sophy, eco-spirituality and particularly eco-concerns from Indian socio-religious context. It reviews critically "Environmental Issues in India" identifying reasons for environmental degradation. This book basically focuses on a systematic study for resources from major Indian Religious Traditions and to develop eco-spirituality in order to promote a healthy environment in India. This book also deals with "Prominent Ecological Movements in India" and "Contributions of Ecologically Enlightened". Finally, Interreligious cooperation for maintaining the ecological balance for the welfare of all life through partnerships, forums and networks is rightly emphasised. This book is written to meet the needs of students of ecology and very particularly lovers of the environment.