Full Description
This volume outlines various religious practices followed across the global south and highlights their correlation to sustainability. It features more than 30 chapters from scholars across diverse disciplines, including philosophy, economics, ethics, theology, sociology, ritual studies, and education. The interdisciplinary volume mines religious rituals and practices for answers that could aid and alleviate unsustainable lifestyles. Delving deep into the cultural practices of tribal religions in India, the book highlights humanistic elements to establish sustainable ways of thinking, feeling, acting, and being. Including perspectives from Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Christianity, and tribal religious traditions, this book is a must for scholars interested in sustainability and religion in the global south.
Contents
Chapter 1. Jain lifestyle: Epitomising discipline, ethics and environment consciousness.- Chapter 2. Managing Self: An Analysis Through Arjun Visada Yoga with Reference to Bhagwad Gita.- Chapter 3. The World Café approach to the Sustainable Buddhist Custom of the Alms Collection on Boat at the Mahasawat Canal in Thailand.- Chapter 4. Pakhala in Jagannath Culture:An Amalgamation of Food, Heritage and Science.- Chapter 5. Re-imagined Tīrtha as Sustainable Management of Pilgrimage, beyond 'officially' sacred: Pilgrim, Prayer, and Profit.- Chapter 6. Sustainability in Rabindranath Tagore's Philosophy of Religion.- Chapter 7. Divine Ideation: Quest for Truth in Annie Besant's Works.- Chapter 8. Study of sustainable approach inthe temples: an analysis.- Chapter 9. Spiritual Sustainability and Health: An Overview of Tribal Religious Beliefs.- Chapter 10. Indigenisation of Christianity in Oral Tales of Northeastern Naga Communities: An Ecotheological Reading.- Chapter 11. Indigenous Beliefs and Practices for Sustainability among the Mao Nagas.- Chapter 12. Following Other's Religion and the Problem of 'Liminal' Identity: An Eco-Religious Study of the Bhumij Tribe of Bengal.- Chapter 13. Environmental Sustainability through Nature Worship: Understanding the Ecosophy of the North East Indian Indigenous Communities.- Chapter 14. Sustainable Livelihoods of Tribal Religions' During and Post COVID-19 Period in the State of West Bengal: A Critical Investigation.- Chapter 15. Sarnaism, Spirituality and Sustainability: Understanding Adivasi Religious Belief System and Identity Formation.- Chapter 16. Green Ethics: The Concept of 'New' Religion and Sustainability.- Chapter 17. Change and Continuity of Tribal Religion among Soura Tribe in Gajapati District of Odisha.- Chapter 18. Procuring Mental Health through Yoga and Meditation: A Study of Patañjali's Yoga Sūtras.- Chapter 19. Tracing the Possibility of Human Evolution Through Integral Yoga: An Aurobindonian Method towards Sustainability and Collective Well Being.- Chapter 20. Holistic Health Care Energy Transformation Mahāyāna Buddhist Meditation for Better Living.- Chapter 21. Yoga-meditation practice:a bridge to students' good mental health.- Chapter 22. Karmic Over-Consumption Indirectly Proportional to Sustainability:Yoga - A Solution?.- Chapter 23. Contribution of religion and spirituality in the wellbeing of individuals.- Chapter 24. The Impact of Insight Meditation on the Development of Mental Health.- Chapter 25. Yoga for sustained happiness and better living: a contemplative enterprise.- Chapter 26. Wings for Ameliorate Leaders: Motivating Students through Spirituality and Religiosity.- Chapter 27. Materialism and Criminal Attitude among Teachers and Students: Moderating role of Religion.- Chapter 28. Christian Religious Moulding for Sustainable Christian Followership through Education: A case study of WOFBI (Nigeria) Leadership Courses.- Chapter 29. Sustenance of spirituality within as the essence of all religion.- Chapter 30. Spiritual Capital and Business Sustainability: A Secular Perspective.
