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Religion and Nature in Asian Cultures Reading List, 27 May 2005

General: Callicott, J. Baird and Roger T. Ames, eds. Nature in Asian Traditions of Thought:

Essays in Environmental Philosophy. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1989.

Deutsch, Eliot. “A Metaphysical Grounding for Natural Reverence: East-West.” In

Nature in Asian Traditions of Thought: Essays in Environmental Philosophy, edited by J. Baird Callicott and Roger T. Ames. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1989.

Guha, Ramachanda. “Radical American Environmentalism: A Third World Critique.”

Environmental Ethics 11:1 (1989): 71-83. Kallend, Arne & Ole Bruun, eds., Asian Perceptions of Nature: A Critical Approach,

Richmond, Surrey, U.K.: Curzon Press, 1995. Kellert, Stephen R. "Concepts of Nature East and West." In Reinventing Nature?

Responses to Postmodern Deconstruction, eds. Michael Soulé and Gary Lease, 103-21. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1995.

Rolston, Holmes. III. "Can the East Help the West to Value Nature?" Philosophy of East

and West 37 (1987): 172-90. South Asian Religions: Agarwal, Anil. “Can Hindu Beliefs and Values Help India Meet Its Ecological Crisis?” In

Hinduism and Ecology: The Intersection of Earth, Sky, and Water, edited by Christopher Key Chapple and Mary Evelyn Tucker. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000.

Alley, Kelly D., “Idioms of Degeneracy: Assessing Ganga’s Purity.” In Purifying the

Earthly Body of God: Religion and Ecology in Hindu India, edited by Lance E. Nelson. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1998.

Chapple, Christopher Key, “Toward an Indigenous Indian Environmentalism.” In

Purifying the Earthly Body of God: Religion and Ecology in Hindu India, edited by Lance E. Nelson. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1998.

Coward, Harold. “The Ecological Implications of Karma Theory.” In Purifying the

Earthly Body of God: Religion and Ecology in Hindu India, edited by Lance E. Nelson. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1998.

Fisher, William F. “Sacred Rivers, Sacred Dams: Competing Visions of Social Justice and Sustainable Development along the Narmada.” In Hinduism and Ecology: The Intersection of Earth, Sky, and Water, edited by Christopher Key Chapple and Mary Evelyn Tucker. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000).

Gold, Ann Grodzins, “‘If You Cut a Branch You Cut My Finger”: Court, Forest, and

Environmental Ethics in Rajasthan.” In Hinduism and Ecology: The Intersection of Earth, Sky, and Water, edited by Christopher Key Chapple and Mary Evelyn Tucker. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000.

Haberman, David L. “River of Love in an Age of Pollution.” In Hinduism and Ecology:

The Intersection of Earth, Sky, and Water, edited by Christopher Key Chapple and Mary Evelyn Tucker. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000.

Harris, Marvin. "The Cultural Ecology of India's Sacred Cattle." Current Anthropology 7

(1966): 51-66. Hawley, John Stratton. “Naming Hinduism.” Wilson Quarterly 15:3 (Summer 1991): 20-

34. Korom, Frank J. “On the Ethics and Aesthetics of Recycling in India.” In Purifying the

Earthly Body of God: Religion and Ecology in Hindu India, edited by Lance E. Nelson. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1998.

Lal, Vinay. “Too Deep for Deep Ecology: Gandhi and the Ecological Vision of Life.” In

Hinduism and Ecology: The Intersection of Earth, Sky, and Water, edited by Christopher Key Chapple and Mary Evelyn Tucker. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000.

Larson, Gerald James. “‘Conceptual Resources’ in South Asia for ‘Environmental

Ethics.’” In Nature in Asian Traditions of Thought: Essays in Environmental Philosophy, edited by J. Baird Callicott and Roger T. Ames. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1989.

Narayanan, Vasudha. “Water, Wood, and Wisdom: Ecological Perspectives from the

Hindu Traditions.” In Worldviews, Religion, and the Environment, edited by Richard C. Foltz. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2003.

Narayanan, Vasudha. "'One Tree Is Equal to Ten Sons': Hindu Responses to the Problems

of Ecology, Population, and Consumption." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 65, no. 2 (1997): 291-332.

Nelson, Lance E., “The Dualism of Non-dualism.” In Purifying the Earthly Body of God:

Religion and Ecology in Hindu India, edited by Lance E. Nelson. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1998.

Shiva, Vandana, Staying Alive: Women, Ecology, and Development. London: Zed Books, 1988.

Sullivan, Bruce M. “Theology and Ecology at the Birthplace of Krsna.” In Purifying the

Earthly Body of God: Religion and Ecology in Hindu India, edited by Lance E. Nelson. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1998.

Chinese Religions: Ames, Roger T. "Taoism and the Nature of Nature," Environmental Ethics 8 (1986): 317-

50. Berthong, John. “Motifs for a New Confucian Ecological Vision.” In Confucianism and

Ecology: The Interrelation of Heaven, Humans, and Earth. Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Berthong (eds.) Cambridge: Harvard Press, 1998. 237-264.

Birdwhistell, Joanne D. "Ecological Questions for Daoist Thought: Contemporary Issues

and Ancient Texts." in Daoism and Ecology: Ways Within a Cosmic Landscape. James Miller, N.J. Girardot, and Liu Xianogan (eds.) Cambridge: Harvard Press, 2001. 23-43.

Bruun, Ole. “Fengshui and the Chinese Perception of Nature,” in Ole Braun and Arne

Kaland, Eds., Asian Perceptions of Nature: A Critical Approach, Richmond, Surrey, U.K.: Curzon Press, 1995, pp. 173-187.

Cheng Chung Ying. "On the Environmental ethics of the Tao and the Chi" Environmental

Ethics 8 (1986): 351 -70. Cooper. David E. "Is Daoism Green?" In Morals and Society in Asian Philosophy, ed.

Brian Carr, 82-91. Richmond: Curzon Press, 1996. Field, Stephen. “In Search of Dragons: The Folk Ecology of Fengshui” in Daoism and

Ecology: Ways Within a Cosmic Landscape. James Miller, N.J. Girardot, and Liu Xianogan (eds.) Cambridge: Harvard Press, 2001. 285-200.

Hahn, Thomas H. "An Introductory Study on Daoist Notions of Wilderness" in Daoism

and Ecology: Ways Within a Cosmic Landscape. James Miller, N.J. Girardot, and Liu Xianogan (eds.) Cambridge: Harvard Press, 2001. 201 - 217.

Hall, David. "From Reference to Deference: Daoism and the Natural World" in Daoism

and Ecology: Ways Within a Cosmic Landscape. James Miller, N.J. Girardot, and Liu Xianogan (eds.) Cambridge: Harvard Press, 2001. 245-264.

Houten, Richard Van. “Nature and tzu-jan in Early Chinese Philosophical Literature."

Journal of Chinese Philosophy 15 (1988). 33-49.

Ivanhoe, Phillip J. “Early Confucianism and Environmental Ethics.” In Confucianism and

Ecology: The Interrelation of Heaven, Humans, and Earth. Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Berthong (eds.) Cambridge: Harvard Press, 1998. 59-75.

Jenkins, T.N. “Chinese Traditional Thought and Practice: Lessons for an Ecological

Economics Worldview,” in Ecological Economics 40 (2002) 39-52. (13) Jing, Jun. "Environmental Protests in Rural China" in Chinese Society: Change, Conflict,

and Resistance. Elizabeth Perry and Mark Seldon (eds.) New York: Routledge, 2000. 143- 160.

Kalton, Micheal C. “Extending the Neo-Confucian Tradition: Questions and

Reconceptualizations for the Twenty-First Century.” In Confucianism and Ecology: The Interrelation of Heaven, Humans, and Earth. Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Berthong (eds.) Cambridge: Harvard Press, 1998.

Kirkland, Russell. "Responsible Non-Action in a Natural World: Perspectives from the

Neiye, Zhuangzi, and Daode Jing." in Daoism and Ecology: Ways Within a Cosmic Landscape. James Miller, N.J. Girardot, and Liu Xianogan (eds.) Cambridge: Harvard Press, 2001. 283-304.

LaFargue, Micheal. "Nature as a Part of Human Culture in Daoism." in Daoism and

Ecology: Ways Within a Cosmic Landscape. James Miller, N.J. Girardot, and Liu Xianogan (eds.) Cambridge: Harvard Press, 2001. 45-60.

Miller, James. "Respecting the Environment, or Visualizing Highest Clarity," in Daoism

and Ecology: Ways Within a Cosmic Landscape. James Miller, N.J. Girardot, and Liu Xianogan (eds.) Cambridge: Harvard Press, 2001. 351 - 360.

Neville, Robert Cummings. “Orientation, Self, and Ecological Posture.” In Confucianism

and Ecology: The Interrelation of Heaven, Humans, and Earth. Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Berthong (eds.) Cambridge: Harvard Press, 1998. 265 – 273.

Novak, Phillip. “Tao How? Asian Religions and the Problem of Environmental

Degredation.” ReVision Vol.16 No. 2, Fall 93. 77-82. Schipper, Kristofer. "Daoist Ecology: The Inner Transformation. A Study of the Precepts

of the Early Daoist Ecclesia." In Daoism and Ecology: Ways Within a Cosmic Landscape. James Miller, N.J. Girardot, and Liu Xianogan (eds.) Cambridge: Harvard Press, 2001. 79-94.

Taylor, Rodney. “Companionship with the World: Roots and Branches of a Confucian

Ecology.” In Confucianism and Ecology: The Interrelation of Heaven, Humans, and Earth. Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Berthong (eds.) Cambridge: Harvard Press, 1998. 37-58.

Tuan, Yi -Fu "Discrepencies Between Environmental Attitude and Behavior: Examples

from Europe and China," The Canadian Geographer 12 (1968): 176-190. Buddhism: Aitken, Robert. “Envisioning the Future,” Dharma Rain: Sources of Buddhist

Environmentalism, Stephanie Kaza and Kenneth Kraft (eds.) (Boston: Shambhala, 2000), pp. 423-438.

Barnhill, David Landis. “Great Earth Sangha: Gary Snyder’s View of Nature as

Community,” Buddhism and Ecology, Mary Evelyn Tucker and Duncan Ryuken Williams (eds.) (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1997), pp. 187-217.

Darlington, Susan M. “Tree Ordination in Thailand,” Dharma Rain: Sources of Buddhist

Environmentalism, Stephanie Kaza and Kenneth Kraft (eds.) (Boston: Shambhala, 2000), pp. 198-205.

Gross, Rita. “Toward a Buddhist Environmental Ethic,” Visions of a New Earth:

Religious Perspectives on Population, Consumption, and Ecology (Albany: State University of New York Press, 2000).

Ian Harris, "An American Appropriation of Buddhism," The Buddhist Forum, vol. IV,

edited by Tadeusz Skorupski. SOAS, London: 1996, pp. 125-139 Harris, Ian. “Buddhism and the Discourse of Environmental Concern: Some

Methodological Problems Considered,” Buddhism and Ecology, Mary Evelyn Tucker and Duncan Ryuken Williams (eds.) (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1997), pp. 377-402.

Harvey, Peter. “Buddhist Attitudes to and Treatment of Non-human Nature,”

Ecotheology 4 (1998), pp. 33-50. Ingram, Paul O. “The Jeweled Net of Nature,” Buddhism and Ecology, Mary Evelyn

Tucker and Duncan Ryuken Williams (eds.) (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1997), pp. 71-88.

Kapleau, Philip. “Responsibility and Social Action,” Dharma Rain: Sources of Buddhist

Environmentalism, Stephanie Kaza and Kenneth Kraft (eds.) (Boston: Shambhala, 2000), pp. 241-245.

Kaza, Stephanie. “American Buddhist Response to the Land: Ecological Practice at Two

West Coast Retreat Centers,” Buddhism and Ecology, Mary Evelyn Tucker and Duncan Ryuken Williams (eds.) (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1997), pp. 219-248.

Kraft, Kenneth. “Nuclear Ecology and Engaged Buddhism,” Buddhism and Ecology,

Mary Evelyn Tucker and Duncan Ryuken Williams (eds.) (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1997), pp. 269-290.

LaFleur, William. “Saving the Rainforest of Ethics: Society, Urgency, and the Study of

Asia,” Journal of Buddhist Ethics, Vol. 7 (2000), pp. 169-181. Macy, Joanna. “Guarding the Earth,” Dharma Rain: Sources of Buddhist

Environmentalism, Stephanie Kaza and Kenneth Kraft (eds.) (Boston: Shambhala, 2000), pp. 293-302.

Schmithausen, Lambert. “The Early Buddhist Tradition and Ecological Ethics,” Journal

of Buddhist Ethics, Vol. 4 (1997), pp. 1-74. Sivaraksa, Sulak. “Buddhism with a Small b,” Dharma Rain: Sources of Buddhist

Environmentalism, Stephanie Kaza and Kenneth Kraft (eds.) (Boston: Shambhala, 2000), pp. 117-124.

Swearer, Donald. “The Hermeneutics of Buddhism Ecology in Contemporary Thailand:

Buddhadasa and Dhammapitaka,” Buddhism and Nature, Mary Evelyn Tucker and Duncan Ryuken Williams (eds.) (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1997), pp. 21-44.

Japanese Religions: Asquith, Pamela, and Arne Kalland, eds. Japanese Images of Nature: Cultural

Perspectives. Richmond: Curzon Press, 1997. Indigenous Religions: Berkes, Fikret. “Traditional Ecological Knowledge.” Encyclopedia of Religion and

Nature. Bron R. Taylor, ed. Continuum, London: 2005, pp. 1637-1640. Bharucha, E. “Cultural and Spiritual Values Related to the Conservation of Biodiversity

in the Sacred Groves of the Western Ghats in Maharashtra.” Cultural and Spiritual Values of Biodiversity. Darrell Addison Posey, ed. United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya: 1999, pp. 382-385.

Brosius, J. Peter. “Local Knowledges, Global Claims: On the Significance of Indigenous

Ecologies in Sarawak, East Malaysia.” Indigenous Traditions and Ecology. John A. Grim, ed. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts: 2001, pp. 125-158.

Clarke, Graham E. “Thinking through Nature in Highland Nepal.” Asian Perceptions of Nature. Ole Bruun and Arne Kalland, eds. Curzon Press, Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom: 1995, pp. 88-102.

Dove, Michael R. “Forest Augury in Borneo: Indigenous Environmental Knowledge

about the Limits to Knowledge of the Environment.” Cultural and Spiritual Values of Biodiversity. Darrell Addison Posey, ed. United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya: 1999, pp. 376-380.

Goldtooth, Tom. “Indigenous Environmental Network.” Encyclopedia of Religion and

Nature. Bron R. Taylor, ed. Continuum, London: 2005, pp. 834-840. Gray, Andrew. “The Indigenous Movement in Asia.” Indigenous Peoples of Asia. R. H.

Barnes, Andrew Gray and Benedict Kingsbury, eds. The Association for Asian Studies, Ann Arbor, Michigan: 1995, pp. 35-58.

Grim, John. “Introduction.” Indigenous Traditions and Ecology. John A. Grim, ed.

Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts: 2001, pp. xxiii-xliv. Guha, Ramachandra. The Unquiet Woods: Ecological Change and Peasant Resistence in

the Himalaya. Oxford University Press, Delhi: 1989. Hultkrantz, Åke. “A New Look at the World Pillar in Arctic and Sub-Arctic Religions.”

Shamanism and Northern Ecology. Juha Pentikäinen, ed. Mouton de Guyter, Berlin: 1996, pp. 31-49.

Irimoto, Takashi. “Ainu Worldview and Bear Hunting Strategies.” Shamanism and

Northern Ecology. Juha Pentikäinen, ed. Mouton de Guyter, Berlin: 1996, pp. 293-303.

Kim, Tae-gon. “The Concept of Gods in Korean Shamanism.” Shamanism and Northern

Ecology. Juha Pentikäinen, ed. Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin: 1996, pp. 235-247. Kothari, Ashish and Priya Das. “Local Community Knowledge and Practices in India.”

Cultural and Spiritual Values of Biodiversity. Darrell Addison Posey, ed. United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya: 1999, pp. 185-192.

Kothari, Smitu. “Sovereignty and Swaraj: Adivasi Encounters with Modernity and

Majority.” Indigenous Traditions and Ecology. John A. Grim, ed. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts: 2001, pp. 453-464.

Lansing, J. Stephen. Priests and Programmers: Technologies of Power in the Engineered

Landscape of Bali. Princeton,New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1991.

Mahale, Prabha and Hay Sorée. “Cosmovisions and Agriculture in India.” Cultural and Spiritual Values of Biodiversity. Darrell Addison Posey, ed. United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya: 1999, pp. 217-223.

Parajuli, Pramod. “Learning from Ecological Ethnicities: Toward a Plural Political

Ecology of Knowledge.” Indigenous Traditions and Ecology. John A. Grim, ed. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts: 2001, pp. 559-585.

Pedersen, Poul. “Nature, Religion and Cultural Identity: The Religious Environmental

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Posey, Darrell Addison. “Introduction: Culture and Nature–The Inextricable Link.”

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Prabhu, Pradip. “In the Eye of the Storm: Tribal Peoples of India.” Indigenous

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Sponsel, Leslie E. “Identities, Ecologies, Rights, and Futures: All Endangered.”

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Tauli-Corpuz, Victoria. “Interface Between Traditional Religion and Ecology among the

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Recommended: Badiner, Allen Hunt. Dharma Gaia: A Harvest of Essays on Buddhism and Ecology.

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