Sacred forests of Asia : spiritual ecology and the politics of nature conservation / edited by Chris Coggins and Bixia Chen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coggins, Chris, 1963- editor.

Chen, Bixia, editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Beverly Bennett Rutstein CW'50 Fund.

Series:

Earthscan forest library

The Earthscan forest library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political ecology--Asia.

Political ecology.

Sacred space--Asia.

Sacred space.

Forest conservation--Asia.

Forest conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 330 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.

Contents:

South Asia-sacred forests and human-environment relations / Krishna Gopal Saxena and Chris Coggins

The politics and poetics of forested sacred natural sites in East-Central India / Radhika Borde

"Come let us all play:" sacred groves, sarna, and "green" politics in Jharkhand, India / Mukul Sharma

Forest gods and forest conservation: local perceptions of village sacred forests in the Bhimashankar region, Western India / Shruti Mokashi

Daikhos-sacred groves, clan rituals, and gender exclusion among the Dimasas of Assam / Prithibi Gogoi

Muslim graveyard groves: plant diversity, ecosystem services, and species conservation in Northwest Pakistan / Shujaul Mulk Khan Abdullah, Zahoor Ul Haq, and Zeeshan Ahmad

Sacred groves as sites of bio-cultural resistance and resilience in Bhutan / Elizabeth Allison

Can Tamil sacred groves survive neoliberalism? / Eliza f. Kent

East Asia-sacred forests and human-environment relations / Chris Coggins, Bixia Chen, and Dowon Lee

China's fengshui forests: the fate of lineage wind-water polities under ecological civilization / Chris Coggins, Jesse Minor, and Bixia Chen

Forest types, ecosystem services, and current distribution of Korea's sacred groves-the Maeulsoop / Dowon Lee, Gowoon Kim, Wanmo Kang, Insu Koh, and Chan-Ryul Park

Utaki and Ashagi sacred forests on the Ryukyu Islands: vegetation structure and conservation management challenges / Bixia Chen

Nostalgia, restoration, and reinventions of sacred nature in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China / Lily Zeng

Shrine forests in Honshu, Japan / Naoya Furuta

Southeast Asia-sacred forests and human-environment relations / Chris Coggins, Nikolas Århem, Agni Klintuni Boedhihartono, Hoan Thi Phan, Ha Van Le, and Ekoningtyas Margu Wardani

Stories of the trees: understanding traditions and transitions in the Katu peoples' perceptions of forests in Central Vietnam / Hoan Thi Phan and Ha Van Le

The Katu spirit landscape: forests, ecology, and cosmology in the central Annamites / Nikolas Århem

Roles and importance of sacred forests for biodiversity conservation in Thailand / Prasit Wangpakapattanawong And Auemporn Junsongduang

The role of spirits in indigenous ontologies and their implications for forest conservation in Karen State, Myanmar / Man Han Chit Htoo, Bram Steenhuisen, and Bas Verschuuren

Sacred forests and sacred natural sites, territorial ownership, and indigenous community conservation in Indonesia / Yohanes Purwanto

Indigenous people adapting to change in Indonesian forest landscapes / Agni Klintuni Boedhihartono

The sacred forest of the Orang Rimba hunter-gatherers of Sumatra / Ekoningtyas Margu Wardani

Conclusions and preludes-the many lives of sacred forests / Chris Coggins and Bas Verschuuren.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Beverly Bennett Rutstein CW'50 Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Sacred forests of Asia.

ISBN:

9781003143680 (electronic bk.)

1003143687 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

99991094011

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.