Sacred groves and local gods: religion and environmentalism in South India / Kent, eliza F.

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Kent, Eliza F

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Oxford Univ. Press , 2013. Oxford Univ. Press:Description: ix, 236 pISBN:

9780199895489

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294.535095482 KEN-S

Summary: 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 south India's 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.

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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 south India's 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.

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