River Of Love In An Age Of Pollution

Author : David Haberman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 052093962X

Get Book

River of Love in an Age of Pollution by David Haberman Pdf

Celebrated as an aquatic form of divinity for thousands of years, the Yamuna is one of India’s most sacred rivers. A prominent feature of north Indian culture, the Yamuna is conceptualized as a goddess flowing with liquid love—yet today it is severely polluted, the victim of fast-paced industrial development. This fascinating and beautifully written book investigates the stories, theology, and religious practices connected with this river goddess collected from texts written over several millennia, as well as from talks with pilgrims, priests, and worshippers who frequent the pilgrimage sites and temples located on her banks. David L. Haberman offers a detailed analysis of the environmental condition of the river and examines how religious practices are affected by its current pollution. He introduces Indian river environmentalism, a form of activism that is different in many ways from its western counterpart. River of Love in an Age of Pollution concludes with a consideration of the broader implications of the Yamuna’s plight and its effect on worldwide efforts to preserve our environment. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 2006. Celebrated as an aquatic form of divinity for thousands of years, the Yamuna is one of India’s most sacred rivers. A prominent feature of north Indian culture, the Yamuna is conceptualized as a goddess flowing with liquid love—yet today it is severely pol

Author : David Haberman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520939622

Get Book

River of Love in an Age of Pollution by David Haberman Pdf

Celebrated as an aquatic form of divinity for thousands of years, the Yamuna is one of India’s most sacred rivers. A prominent feature of north Indian culture, the Yamuna is conceptualized as a goddess flowing with liquid love—yet today it is severely polluted, the victim of fast-paced industrial development. This fascinating and beautifully written book investigates the stories, theology, and religious practices connected with this river goddess collected from texts written over several millennia, as well as from talks with pilgrims, priests, and worshippers who frequent the pilgrimage sites and temples located on her banks. David L. Haberman offers a detailed analysis of the environmental condition of the river and examines how religious practices are affected by its current pollution. He introduces Indian river environmentalism, a form of activism that is different in many ways from its western counterpart. River of Love in an Age of Pollution concludes with a consideration of the broader implications of the Yamuna’s plight and its effect on worldwide efforts to preserve our environment.

Author : McAnally, Elizabeth
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608337705

Get Book

Loving Waters Across Religions by McAnally, Elizabeth Pdf

"McAnally presents an academically rigorous, spiritually rich approach to the myriad global issues related to water. The author draws from Christianity's sacramental consciousness of baptism, loving service of the Yamuna River in Hinduism, and the compassionate wisdom of the bodhisattva to develop 'an integral approach to water ethics.' Building on but distinct from the foundation laid by Christiana Zenner's Just Water, this book is a welcome addition to the growing field of concern surrounding global water crises"--

Author : Kelly D. Alley
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0472068083

Get Book

On the Banks of the Gaṅgā by Kelly D. Alley Pdf

Explores the collision of sacred purity with environmental pollution of the river Ganga (Ganges)

Author : Lynne Cherry
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0152163727

Get Book

A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry Pdf

From the author of the beloved classic "The Great Kapok Tree," "A River Ran Wild "tells a story of restoration and renewal. Learn how the modern-day descendants of the Nashua Indians and European settlers were able to combat pollution and restore the beauty of the Nashua River in Massachusetts.

Author : K. S. Valdiya
Publisher : Universities Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN : 8173714037

Get Book

Saraswati by K. S. Valdiya Pdf

This Book Is About The River Saraswati That Vanished More Than 2000 Years Ago. Written In Simple Language Shorn Of Technical Jargon, It Explores The Existence Of A Mighty, Snow-Fed River, Traces Its Course From The Foothills Of The Himalayas To The Shores Of The Arabian Sea And Outlines The History Of Human Settlements Along This River. It Finally Highlights The Geological Events That Overtook The Land Leading To The Disappearance Of The River That Was Once The Lifeline Of The People That Inhabited Its Floodplain. It Is Lavishly Illustrated In Both Colour And Black And White.

Author : Ellen Lawrence
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781627241571

Get Book

Poisoned Rivers and Lakes by Ellen Lawrence Pdf

What happens to trash if it is thrown into a river? Where does garbage in a lake come from, and how can it harm animals that live there? Poisoned Rivers and Lakes introduces young readers to the issues of river and lake pollution due to the dumping of garbage, chemicals, and other things into our planet’s waterways. It also gives students plenty of ideas for ways that they can be part of the campaign to help keep our rivers and lakes clean and safe for the future. Filled with information perfectly suited to the abilities and interests of an early-elementary audience, this colorful, fact-filled volume includes grade-appropriate activities and experiments, critical-thinking questions, and fascinating fact boxes to keep the pace lively and interactive.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 922 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Vaishnavism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133496401

Get Book

Journal of Vaiṣṇava Studies by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dan Fagin
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780345538611

Get Book

Toms River by Dan Fagin Pdf

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • Winner of The New York Public Library’s Helen Bernstein Book Award • “A new classic of science reporting.”—The New York Times The riveting true story of a small town ravaged by industrial pollution, Toms River melds hard-hitting investigative reporting, a fascinating scientific detective story, and an unforgettable cast of characters into a sweeping narrative in the tradition of A Civil Action, The Emperor of All Maladies, and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. One of New Jersey’s seemingly innumerable quiet seaside towns, Toms River became the unlikely setting for a decades-long drama that culminated in 2001 with one of the largest legal settlements in the annals of toxic dumping. A town that would rather have been known for its Little League World Series champions ended up making history for an entirely different reason: a notorious cluster of childhood cancers scientifically linked to local air and water pollution. For years, large chemical companies had been using Toms River as their private dumping ground, burying tens of thousands of leaky drums in open pits and discharging billions of gallons of acid-laced wastewater into the town’s namesake river. In an astonishing feat of investigative reporting, prize-winning journalist Dan Fagin recounts the sixty-year saga of rampant pollution and inadequate oversight that made Toms River a cautionary example for fast-growing industrial towns from South Jersey to South China. He tells the stories of the pioneering scientists and physicians who first identified pollutants as a cause of cancer, and brings to life the everyday heroes in Toms River who struggled for justice: a young boy whose cherubic smile belied the fast-growing tumors that had decimated his body from birth; a nurse who fought to bring the alarming incidence of childhood cancers to the attention of authorities who didn’t want to listen; and a mother whose love for her stricken child transformed her into a tenacious advocate for change. A gripping human drama rooted in a centuries-old scientific quest, Toms River is a tale of dumpers at midnight and deceptions in broad daylight, of corporate avarice and government neglect, and of a few brave individuals who refused to keep silent until the truth was exposed. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND KIRKUS REVIEWS “A thrilling journey full of twists and turns, Toms River is essential reading for our times. Dan Fagin handles topics of great complexity with the dexterity of a scholar, the honesty of a journalist, and the dramatic skill of a novelist.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D., author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Emperor of All Maladies “A complex tale of powerful industry, local politics, water rights, epidemiology, public health and cancer in a gripping, page-turning environmental thriller.”—NPR “Unstoppable reading.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer “Meticulously researched and compellingly recounted . . . It’s every bit as important—and as well-written—as A Civil Action and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.”—The Star-Ledger “Fascinating . . . a gripping environmental thriller.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “An honest, thoroughly researched, intelligently written book.”—Slate “[A] hard-hitting account . . . a triumph.”—Nature “Absorbing and thoughtful.”—USA Today

Author : Gary Chamberlain
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015074047401

Get Book

Troubled Waters by Gary Chamberlain Pdf

Take a lesson in Advanced Sexonomics with these thrifty and naughty activities Get ready to generate a stimulus package of your own with this raunchy and riotous recession romp-fest. The book covers activities such as Boom and Bust, Naughty NASDAQ, Total Liquidity, Euro Love Zone, and Bank Roll in the Hay.Whether you want to double-dip with a stranger or need some bond tips to reignite your stagflated workplace, this is the book for you. So fight off deflation, trim that unruly hedge fund, and pump up your assets—this frisky and frugal piece of capital is a smart investment that's sure to add a few "oh oh ohs" to your balance sheet.

Author : Roger S. Gottlieb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Christian stewardship
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215502779

Get Book

Religion and the Environment by Roger S. Gottlieb Pdf

In the last two decades a new form of religiously motivated social action and a virtually new field of academic study each based in recognition of the connections between religion and humanity 's treatment of the environment have developed. Interactions between religion and environmental concern have been manifest in the explosive growth of ecotheological writings, institutional commitment by organized religions, and environmental activism explicitly oriented to religious ideals. Clergy throughout the world in virtually every denomination have received word from leaders of their religion that the environment no less than sexuality, poverty, or war and peace is now a basic and compelling religious matter. Out of this confrontation have been born vital new theologies based in the recovery of marginalized elements of tradition, profound criticisms of the past, and ecologically oriented visions of God, the Sacred, the Earth, and human beings. Theologians from every religious tradition along with dozens of non-denominational spiritual writers have confronted world religions past attitudes towards nature. In the realm of institutional commitment, public statements and actions by organized religions have grown dramatically. In the context of political action, throughout the U.S. and the world religiously oriented groups take part in environmentally oriented political action: from lobbying and consciousness raising to activist demonstrations and civil disobedience. This collection serves as a comprehensive introduction, overview, and in-depth account of these exciting new developments. The four volumes cover virtually every aspect of the field from theological change and institutional commitment to innovation in liturgy, from new ecumenical connections among different religions and between religion, science and environmental movements, from religious participation in environmental politics to an account of the global social and political contexts in which religious environmentalism has unfolded.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105211408781

Get Book

Book Review Digest by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07
Category : Asia
ISBN : MINN:31951P010050107

Get Book

Asian Survey by Anonim Pdf

Author : Christopher Key Chapple,Mary Evelyn Tucker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39076002097744

Get Book

Hinduism and Ecology by Christopher Key Chapple,Mary Evelyn Tucker Pdf

"In this volume, scholars of Hinduism, Hindu practitioners, and environmental activists discuss the past history and future prospects for the development of environmentally responsive forms of Hinduism. Topics include the Vedic viewpoint on nature, the potential contribution of Gandhian thought, forest ecology in India, the degradation and damming of river systems, and Hindu grassroots approaches to environmental restoration."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Paula Richman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520911758

Get Book

Many Ramayanas by Paula Richman Pdf

Throughout Indian history, many authors and performers have produced, and many patrons have supported, diverse tellings of the story of the exiled prince Rama, who rescues his abducted wife by battling the demon king who has imprisoned her. The contributors to this volume focus on these "many" Ramayanas. While most scholars continue to rely on Valmiki's Sanskrit Ramayana as the authoritative version of the tale, the contributors to this volume do not. Their essays demonstrate the multivocal nature of the Ramayana by highlighting its variations according to historical period, political context, regional literary tradition, religious affiliation, intended audience, and genre. Socially marginal groups in Indian society—Telugu women, for example, or Untouchables from Madhya Pradesh—have recast the Rama story to reflect their own views of the world, while in other hands the epic has become the basis for teachings about spiritual liberation or the demand for political separatism. Historians of religion, scholars of South Asia, folklorists, cultural anthropologists—all will find here refreshing perspectives on this tale.