Growing stories from India: religion and the fate of agriculture

The ecological imagination: from paradigm to practice -- Narratives of agriculture: how did we get here? -- Balaram and the Yamuna River: entitlement and presumptions of control -- Borrowing Balaram: alternative narratives -- The festival of Holi: celebrating agricultural and social health -- The la...

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Contributors: Sanford, A. Whitney 1961- (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Lexington, Ky University Press of Kentucky 2012
In:Year: 2012
Series/Journal:Culture of the land
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B India / Agriculture / Sustainable development / Hinduism / Mythology
B Yamuna / Yamuna, Goddess / Balarāma
B Holī
Further subjects:B Agriculture (India) Religious aspects
B Food supply Philosophy
B Alternative agriculture Philosophy
B Agriculture Religious aspects India
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Summary:The ecological imagination: from paradigm to practice -- Narratives of agriculture: how did we get here? -- Balaram and the Yamuna River: entitlement and presumptions of control -- Borrowing Balaram: alternative narratives -- The festival of Holi: celebrating agricultural and social health -- The land in between: constructing nature, wilderness, and agriculture -- Restoration, reciprocity, and repair: revising the ecological imagination
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0813134129