Jainism and Ecology : Nonviolence in the Web of Life (Religions of the World and Ecology)
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Book Description
The twenty-five-hundred-year-old tradition of Jainism, which emphasizes nonviolence as the only true path leading to liberation, offers a worldview seemingly compatible with the goals of environmental activism. But can Jainism adopt a sociocentric environmentalism without compromising its own ascetic principles and spiritual tradition? How does traditional Jain cosmology view the natural world? How might a Jain ethical system respond to decisions regarding the development of dams, the proliferation of automobiles, overcrowding due to overpopulation, or the protection of individual animal species? Can there be a Jain environmental activism that addresses both the traditional concern for individual self-purification and the contemporary dilemma of ecosystem degradation? The voices in this volume reflect the dynamic nature of the Jain faith and its willingness to engage in discussion on a modern social issue.
About the Author
Christopher Key Chapple is Professor of Theological Studies and Director of Asian and Pacific Studies, Loyola Marymount University.
Jainism and Ecology: Nonviolence in the Web of Life (Religions of the World and Ecology),Christopher Key Chapple,Harvard Center for the Study of World Religions,0945454341,Doctrines,Environmental ethics,Human ecology,Jainism,Religion,Religion - World Religions,Religious aspects,Applied ecology
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