Jainism and Ecology

Nonviolence in the Web of Life

Christopher Key Chapple

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Harvard University, Center for the Study of World Religions
01 September 2002

Jainism; Applied ecology

Series: Religions of the World and Ecology

The twenty-five-hundred-year-old tradition of Jainism, which emphasizes nonviolence as the only true path leading to liberation, offers a worldview seemingly compatible with the goals of environmental activism.

But can Jainism adopt a sociocentric environmentalism without compromising its own ascetic principles and spiritual tradition? How does traditional Jain cosmology view the natural world? How might a Jain ethical system respond to decisions regarding the development of dams, the proliferation of automobiles, overcrowding due to overpopulation, or the protection of individual animal species? Can there be a Jain environmental activism that addresses both the traditional concern for individual self-purification and the contemporary dilemma of ecosystem degradation? The voices in this volume reflect the dynamic nature of the Jain faith and its willingness to engage in discussion on a modern social issue.

Edited by: Christopher Key Chapple
Imprint: Harvard University, Center for the Study of World Religions
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: v. 7
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 399g
ISBN: 9780945454342
ISBN 10: 0945454341
Series: Religions of the World and Ecology
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 September 2002
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christopher Key Chapple is Navin and Pratima Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology, Loyola Marymount University.