Book ID: 105128
Negi, Chandra S.
The Sacred Uttarakhand. Ethno - biological study surrounding sacred natural sites in Uttarakhand. 2014. illus. XII, 472 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
Main chapter headings: Religion and Biodiversity Conservation/ The Institution of Sacred (sacredness of plants in religion)/ The Pantheon of Gods and Goddesses and the Associated Myths/ Fear Woven Around Myths and Thus Conservation/ The Principal Rituals Conducted Within the Sacred Complex/ Traditional Knowledge and Biodiversity Conservation
Vis-a-Vis the Institution of Sacred/ The Institution of Taboo and the Local Resources Management/ The Anthropology of Menses/ Developing Sacred Groves into Biodiversity Heritage Sites - Experiences from the Sate of Uttarakhand/ The Viability of the Very Institution of Sacred/ Glossary.