Women and the Sacred Earth: Hindu and Christian Ecofeminist Perspectives

Women's voices within the Christian and Hindu traditions contain theoretical and practical resources for dealing with issues of ecological concern. Hinduisms teachings about Mother Earth and newly crafted eco-feminist theories in Christianity provide a philosophical context for regarding the ea...

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Published in:Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology Culture, and Ecology, 2007, Vol.11 (3), p.305-323
Main Authors: Dwivedi, Reid, Lucy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CHIPKO MOVEMENT
CHRISTIANITY
DHARMIC ECOLOGY
ECOFEMINISM
GREEN NUNS
HINDU RELIGION
MOTHER EARTH
SACRED EARTH
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Summary:Women's voices within the Christian and Hindu traditions contain theoretical and practical resources for dealing with issues of ecological concern. Hinduisms teachings about Mother Earth and newly crafted eco-feminist theories in Christianity provide a philosophical context for regarding the earth as sacred. The Chipko movement, organized and implemented by local women, prevented the commercial harvesting of lumber and its consequent habitat destruction in Indias Uttaranchal Province. In North America, members of Christian women's religious orders have converted many of their properties to organic gardening and teaching centers, and into wildlife sanctuaries. Both movements are providing models for ecological sustainability.
ISSN:1363-5247
1568-5357
1363-5247
DOI:10.1163/156853507X230573