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

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Kent, Eliza F

Material type: Text

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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB D-1	Non Fiction	294.535095482 KEN-S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		007958

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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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