Author : K. C. Malhotra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Forest reserves
ISBN : 8173053235
Sacred Groves in India
K. C. Malhotra
Sacred Groves In India
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Sacred Groves and Local Gods
Eliza F. Kent
Author : Eliza F. Kent
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199895472
Sacred Groves and Local Gods by Eliza F. Kent Pdf
In recent years, India's "sacred groves," small forests or stands of trees set aside for a deity's exclusive use, have attracted the attention of NGOs, botanists, specialists in traditional medicine, and anthropologists. Environmentalists disillusioned by the failures of massive state-sponsored solutions to ecological problems have hailed them as an exemplary form of traditional community resource management. For in spite of pressures to utilize their trees for fodder, housing, and firewood, the religious taboos surrounding sacred groves have led to the conservation of pockets of abundant flora in areas otherwise denuded by deforestation. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu over seven years, Eliza F. Kent offers a compelling examination of the religious and social context in which sacred groves take on meaning for the villagers who maintain them, and shows how they have become objects of fascination and hope for Indian environmentalists. Sacred Groves and Local Gods traces a journey through Tamil Nadu, exploring how the localized meanings attached to forested shrines are changing under the impact of globalization and economic liberalization. Confounding simplistic representations of sacred groves as sites of a primitive form of nature worship, the book shows how local practices and beliefs regarding sacred groves are at once more imaginative, dynamic, and pragmatic than previously thought. Kent argues that rather than being ancient in origin, as has been asserted by other scholars, the religious beliefs, practices, and iconography found in sacred groves suggest origins in the politically de-centered eighteenth century, when the Tamil country was effectively ruled by local chieftains. She analyzes two projects undertaken by environmentalists that seek to harness the traditions surrounding sacred groves in the service of forest restoration and environmental education.
Sacred Plants of India
Nanditha Krishna
Author : Nanditha Krishna
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-15
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9789351186915
Sacred Plants of India by Nanditha Krishna Pdf
Plants personify the divine— The Rig Veda (X.97) Trees and plants have long been held sacred to communities the world over. In India, we have a whole variety of flora that feature in our myths, our epics, our rituals, our worship and our daily life. There is the pipal, under which the Buddha meditated on the path to enlightenment; the banyan, in whose branches hide spirits; the ashoka, in a grove of which Sita sheltered when she was Ravana’s prisoner; the tulsi, without which no Hindu house is considered complete; the bilva, with whose leaves it is possible to inadvertently worship Shiva. Before temples were constructed, trees were open-air shrines sheltering the deity, and many were symbolic of the Buddha himself. Sacred Plants of India systematically lays out the sociocultural roots of the various plants found in the Indian subcontinent, while also asserting their ecological importance to our survival. Informative, thought-provoking and meticulously researched, this book draws on mythology and botany and the ancient religious traditions of India to assemble a detailed and fascinating account of India’s flora.
Sacred Groves Of Rajasthan
G. Singh
Author : G. Singh
Publisher : Scientific Publishers
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789387307681
Sacred Groves Of Rajasthan by G. Singh Pdf
Conserving the Sacred
P. S. Ramakrishnan,K. G. Saxena,U. M. Chandrashekara
Author : P. S. Ramakrishnan,K. G. Saxena,U. M. Chandrashekara
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105022951565
Conserving the Sacred by P. S. Ramakrishnan,K. G. Saxena,U. M. Chandrashekara Pdf
This text, sponsored by UNESCO, provides a critical evaluation of the sacred groves from a variety of perspectives: ecological, social, anthropological and cultural attributes of the sacred groves; spatial dimensions of the sacred, leading to species- and landscape-level analysis, determining ecosystem/langscape level functional attributes; the whole issue of managing the sacred in the contemporary climate of declining natural resources, land degradation and rehabilitation ecology; and management related policy implications.
Sacred Groves of India
Nanditha Krishna,M. Amirthalingam
Author : Nanditha Krishna,M. Amirthalingam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Sacred groves
ISBN : 8186901248
Sacred Groves of India by Nanditha Krishna,M. Amirthalingam Pdf
Sacred Natural Sites
Bas Verschuuren,Jeffrey McNeely,Gonzalo Oviedo,Robert Wild
Author : Bas Verschuuren,Jeffrey McNeely,Gonzalo Oviedo,Robert Wild
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136530746
Sacred Natural Sites by Bas Verschuuren,Jeffrey McNeely,Gonzalo Oviedo,Robert Wild Pdf
Sacred Natural Sites are the world's oldest protected places. This book focuses on a wide spread of both iconic and lesser known examples such as sacred groves of the Western Ghats (India), Sagarmatha /Chomolongma (Mt Everest, Nepal, Tibet - and China), the Golden Mountains of Altai (Russia), Holy Island of Lindisfarne (UK) and the sacred lakes of the Niger Delta (Nigeria). The book illustrates that sacred natural sites, although often under threat, exist within and outside formally recognised protected areas, heritage sites. Sacred natural sites may well be some of the last strongholds for building resilient networks of connected landscapes. They also form important nodes for maintaining a dynamic socio-cultural fabric in the face of global change. The diverse authors bridge the gap between approaches to the conservation of cultural and biological diversity by taking into account cultural and spiritual values together with the socio-economic interests of the custodian communities and other relevant stakeholders.
Focus on Sacred Groves & Ethnobotany
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : MRI Prism
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Ethnobotany
ISBN : UCLA:L0091309310
Focus on Sacred Groves & Ethnobotany by Anonim Pdf
Belief, Bounty, and Beauty
Albertina Nugteren
Author : Albertina Nugteren
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789047415619
Belief, Bounty, and Beauty by Albertina Nugteren Pdf
This study is focused on the interaction of material and symbolic values ascribed to sacred trees in India and expressed in 3,000 years of ritual practice. Point of departure is the contemporary trend of mining religious narratives in order to mobilise environmental awareness.
Sacred Forests of Asia
Chris Coggins,Bixia Chen
Author : Chris Coggins,Bixia Chen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000577808
Sacred Forests of Asia by Chris Coggins,Bixia Chen Pdf
Presenting a thorough examination of the sacred forests of Asia, this volume engages with dynamic new scholarly dialogues on the nature of sacred space, place, landscape, and ecology in the context of the sharply contested ideas of the Anthropocene. Given the vast geographic range of sacred groves in Asia, this volume discusses the diversity of associated cosmologies, ecologies, traditional local resource management practices, and environmental governance systems developed during the pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial periods. Adopting theoretical perspectives from political ecology, the book views ecology and polity as constitutive elements interacting within local, regional, and global networks. Readers will find the very first systematic comparative analysis of sacred forests that include the karchall mabhuy of the Katu people of Central Vietnam, the leuweng kolot of the Baduy people of West Java, the fengshui forests of southern China, the groves to the goddess Sarna Mata worshiped by the Oraon people of Jharkhand India, the mauelsoop and bibosoop of Korea, and many more. Comprising in-depth, field-based case studies, each chapter shows how the forest’s sacrality must not be conceptually delinked from its roles in common property regimes, resource security, spiritual matters of ultimate concern, and cultural identity. This volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of indigenous studies, environmental anthropology, political ecology, geography, religion and heritage, nature conservation, environmental protection, and Asian studies.
Handbook of Research on the Conservation and Restoration of Tropical Dry Forests
Bhadouria, Rahul,Tripathi, Sachchidanand,Srivastava, Pratap,Singh, Pardeep
Author : Bhadouria, Rahul,Tripathi, Sachchidanand,Srivastava, Pratap,Singh, Pardeep
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781799800163
Handbook of Research on the Conservation and Restoration of Tropical Dry Forests by Bhadouria, Rahul,Tripathi, Sachchidanand,Srivastava, Pratap,Singh, Pardeep Pdf
Tropical dry forests are the most exploited and endangered ecosystems in the world. A combination of climatic and human factors often reduce these forests to patches of dry scrubs or savannas. Because these ecosystems experience a more arduous and less anticipated environment, they are more prone to environmental stress as plant communities are developed. Therefore, urgent research is necessary to understand both the detrimental issues and problem-solving approaches to conserving these important forests. The Handbook of Research on the Conservation and Restoration of Tropical Dry Forests is a pivotal reference source that combines theory and practice on the current trends and issues in this important ecological subject and discusses future challenges towards conservation strategies of these tropical dry forests. While highlighting topics such as forest management, natural regeneration, and silviculture, this publication examines the anthropogenic impacts on tropical dry forests and the necessity to rebuild their ecosystems. This book is ideally designed for state forest agency professionals, resource managers, non-governmental organization agents, ecologists, botanists, environmentalists, students, and researchers seeking current research on the threats to these forests.
Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities
Pankaj Jain
Author : Pankaj Jain
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317151609
Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities by Pankaj Jain Pdf
In Indic religious traditions, a number of rituals and myths exist in which the environment is revered. Despite this nature worship in India, its natural resources are under heavy pressure with its growing economy and exploding population. This has led several scholars to raise questions about the role religious communities can play in environmentalism. Does nature worship inspire Hindus to act in an environmentally conscious way? This book explores the above questions with three communities, the Swadhyaya movement, the Bishnoi, and the Bhil communities. Presenting the texts of Bishnois, their environmental history, and their contemporary activism; investigating the Swadhyaya movement from an ecological perspective; and exploring the Bhil communities and their Sacred Groves, this book applies a non-Western hermeneutical model to interpret the religious traditions of Indic communities. With a foreword by Roger S Gottlieb.
Life on Land
Walter Leal Filho,Anabela Marisa Azul,Luciana Brandli,Amanda Lange Salvia,Tony Wall
Author : Walter Leal Filho,Anabela Marisa Azul,Luciana Brandli,Amanda Lange Salvia,Tony Wall
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319959808
Life on Land by Walter Leal Filho,Anabela Marisa Azul,Luciana Brandli,Amanda Lange Salvia,Tony Wall Pdf
The problems related to the process of industrialisation such as biodiversity depletion, climate change and a worsening of health and living conditions, especially but not only in developing countries, intensify. Therefore, there is an increasing need to search for integrated solutions to make development more sustainable. The United Nations has acknowledged the problem and approved the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. On 1st January 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Agenda officially came into force. These goals cover the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection. The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. It encompasses 17 volumes, each one devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume addresses SDG 15, namely "Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss" and contains the description of a range of terms, which allow a better understanding and foster knowledge. Concretely, the defined targets are: Ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements Promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally Combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world Ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources, as internationally agreed Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products Introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly Reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species Integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation Enhance global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species, including by increasing the capacity of local communities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunities Editorial Board Alexandra Aragão, Desalegn Yayeh Ayal, Ayansina Ayanlade, Anabela Marisa Azul, Adriana Consorte-McCrea, Muhammad Farooq, Ana Catarina Luz, María P. Martín, Sharif A. Mukul, Nandhivarman Muthu, Robert Russell Monteith Paterson, Isabel Ruiz-Mallén
African Sacred Groves
Michael J. Sheridan,Celia Nyamweru
Author : Michael J. Sheridan,Celia Nyamweru
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Environmental policy
ISBN : 0821417894
African Sacred Groves by Michael J. Sheridan,Celia Nyamweru Pdf
In western scholarship, Africa’s so-called sacred forests are often treated as the remains of primeval forests, ethnographic curiosities, or cultural relics from a static precolonial past. Their continuing importance in African societies, however, shows that this “relic theory” is inadequate for understanding current social and ecological dynamics. African Sacred Groves challenges dominant views of these landscape features by redefining the subject matter beyond the compelling yet uninformative term “sacred.” The term “ethnoforests” incorporates the environmental, social-political, and symbolic aspects of these forests without giving undue primacy to their religious values. This interdisciplinary book by an international group of scholars and conservation practitioners provides a methodological framework for understanding these forests by examining their ecological characteristics, delineating how they relate to social dynamics and historical contexts, exploring their ideological aspects, and evaluating their strengths and weaknesses as sites for community-based resource management and the conservation of cultural and biological diversity.
Making Place through Ritual
Lea Schulte-Droesch
Author : Lea Schulte-Droesch
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110540857
Making Place through Ritual by Lea Schulte-Droesch Pdf
Indian indigenous societies are especially known for their elaborate rituals, which offer an excellent chance for studying religion as practice. However, few detailed ethnographic works exist on the ritual practices of these societies. Based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork in Jharkhand, India this book offers insights into contemporary, previously not described rituals of the Santal, one of the largest indigenous societies of Central India. Its focus lies on culturally specific notions of place as articulated and created during these rituals. In three chapters the book discusses how the Santal "make place" on different local, regional and global levels through their rituals: They reaffirm their ancestral roots in their land during large sacrificial rituals. They offer sacrifices to the dangerous deities of the forest in exchange for rain. And they claim their region to be a "Santal region" through large festivals celebrated in sacred groves, which they link to national and global discourses of indigeneity and environmentalism. Through an analysis of the rituals of a specific society, this book addresses broader issues. It presents an example of how to study religion as a practical activity. It portrays culture-specific perceptions of the environment. And last, the book underlines the potential that lies in choosing place as a lens to study social phenomena in context.