Human-Nature Connections: The Chhath Sun Festival as a Lens for Ontological Perspectives in Hinduism

This paper describes how the panentheistic Hindu philosophy of Vedanta helps us grasp the deep interrelationship between humans and nature, in contrast to the Judeo-Christian weltanschauung that holds sway today. A deeper understanding of these interactions may hold key insights to strengthen commun...

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Authors: Kumar, Payal (Author) ; Datta, Sreejit (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Journal of management, spirituality & religion
Year: 2025, Volume: 22, Issue: 5, Pages: 532-542
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
KBM Asia
NBE Anthropology
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
Further subjects:B Nature
B Spirituality
B Sustainability
B Religion
B Hinduism
B Sun Worship
B Chhath
B Environment (Art)
B Community
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Summary:This paper describes how the panentheistic Hindu philosophy of Vedanta helps us grasp the deep interrelationship between humans and nature, in contrast to the Judeo-Christian weltanschauung that holds sway today. A deeper understanding of these interactions may hold key insights to strengthen community bonding, as well as to global topics of concern such as sustainability and the unethical treatment of the natural world ‐ with Chhath Puja as the anchor and point of departure for popular expressions of religion and spirituality in India.
ISSN:1942-258X
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of management, spirituality & religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.51327/QZAY9220