{"product_id":"jainism-and-ecology-christopher-key-chapple-9780945454342","title":"Jainism and Ecology: Nonviolence in the Web of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Key Chapple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0945454341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780945454342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.88w x 0.63d","brand":"Christopher Key Chapple","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447820169471,"sku":"9780945454342","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0da98bc8-4c2d-4d09-8a27-97c70a1bf73b.jpg?v=1777235035","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jainism-and-ecology-christopher-key-chapple-9780945454342","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}