General Introduction to Environmental Humanities in India

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_6931
dc.title	General Introduction to Environmental Humanities in India. The Ecocritical Discourse in Hindu Literature
dc.contributor.author	Beggiora Stefano
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Articolo
dc.language.iso	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/it/edizioni4/riviste/the-venice-journal-of-environmental-humanities/2021/2/general-introduction-to-environmental-humanities-i/
dc.description.abstract	The article offers a general overview of the ecological debate and Environmental Humanities in India. After an introduction on the legacy of Gandhian ecological thought and contemporary literature, the essay focuses on the most discussed themes of the Indian classical tradition, with particular references to sacred texts (Vedas, Puranas, the epics). The sum of this knowledge is placed on the recursive perspective of Indian time: as yugas change, new structures of social life arise, reformulating society and its environment in a more holistic and sustainable way. This would be possible without ever denying the responsibility we all have in maintaining that personal empathy towards the environment that is reflected in Indian classical texts.
dc.relation.ispartof	Lagoonscapes
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 1 \| Num. 2 \| Dicembre 2021
dc.issued	2021-12-21
dc.dateAccepted	2021-10-28
dc.dateSubmitted	2021-10-08
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2785-2709
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/LGSP//2021/02/004
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Anthropocene
dc.subject	Anthropocene
dc.subject	Environmental Humanities
dc.subject	Environmental Humanities
dc.subject	Environmentalism
dc.subject	Environmentalism
dc.subject	Forest
dc.subject	Forest
dc.subject	India
dc.subject	India
dc.subject	Indian literature
dc.subject	Indian literature
dc.subject	South Asia
dc.subject	South Asia

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The Ecocritical Discourse in Hindu Literature

Stefano Beggiora Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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The article offers a general overview of the ecological debate and Environmental Humanities in India. After an introduction on the legacy of Gandhian ecological thought and contemporary literature, the essay focuses on the most discussed themes of the Indian classical tradition, with particular references to sacred texts (Vedas, Puranas, the epics). The sum of this knowledge is placed on the recursive perspective of Indian time: as yugas change, new structures of social life arise, reformulating society and its environment in a more holistic and sustainable way. This would be possible without ever denying the responsibility we all have in maintaining that personal empathy towards the environment that is reflected in Indian classical texts.

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21 Dicembre 2021

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28 Ottobre 2021

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08 Ottobre 2021

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Keywords: Environmental Humanities • Indian literature • Environmentalism • Anthropocene • South Asia • Forest • India

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