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Title: Cross-Cultural Environmental Lessons: An Indigenous Case-Study.
Author : Journal of Third World Studies
Release Date : January 22, 2007
Genre: Politics & Current Events,Books,
Pages : * pages
Size : 270 KB

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INTRODUCTION The new environmental consciousness characteristic of the second half of the twentieth century ushered in a dual trend of reinterpretation and appropriation of traditional beliefs and practices. While religious leaders and theologians have sought to creatively relate and reinterpret religious beliefs and practices to accommodate environmental concerns, both Western and Eastern environmental scholars have turned to Eastern philosophical and religious traditions for conceptual resources and eco-friendly practices. Within the academy, the latter trend is palpable in environmental courses and textbooks-particularly in such humanistic disciplines as Philosophy and Religious Studies-that devote considerable time and energy to the study of Eastern religious beliefs and practices. (1) Impact of this trend is also unmistakably discernible in current environmental discourse and growing literature in the field that seeks to integrate the ecological insights and ecofriendly practices of eastern traditions like Hinduism and Buddhism. (2)