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South Asian Religions & Ecology

Курс от Yale University
Начальный≈ 15.8 чАнглийский
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At first glance the fields of religion and ecology may seem and unlikely pairing, but a deeper consideration reveals the two have a great deal to contribute to one another and are indeed inextricably linked. Religions recognize the unity and interdependence of humans with nature. Ecological sciences affirm this deep interconnection with the natural world. This partnership can inspire work for the wellbeing of the Earth community There is a need for broader literacy and deeper knowledge of the world’s religions and their ecological contributions. This specialization, "Religions and Ecology: Restoring the Earth Community", contributes such a perspective. Each course celebrates the vitality of religiously-informed action for the Earth and recognizes the longstanding contributions of Indigenous peoples in offering visions and practices for ecological flourishing. This course is part 3 of 5 of the "Religions and Ecology: Restoring the Earth Community" specialization that focuses on the ecological dimensions of religious traditions throughout the world. The course you are about to begin is designed as a gateway to these aspects of the South Asian religions, philosophies, and practices of Hinduism, Jainism, Yoga, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Baha’i Faith. So much has emerged in the last several decades in this area, as you will see. While we have taught this course at Yale, we have adapted it for learners from a wide range of backgrounds. This course is for lifelong learners curious to know more about world religions and ecology, environmental professionals eager to deepen the discourse of environmental protection and conservation, those working with non-profit organizations and NGOs on issues of ecological justice, and religion leaders and laity who wish to know how they can contribute to interreligious dialogue on environmental projects.

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Environmental IssueEnvironment and Resource ManagementCultural ResponsivenessSocial JusticeCultureLiberal ArtsEthical Standards And ConductSustainable DevelopmentCultural Diversity

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9 модулей · 165 учебных материалов

01MODULE 1: Course Introduction13 материалов

Overview of this Course: South Asian Religions and Ecology

Course RationaleЧтениеLand Acknowledgement - John Grim and Mary Evelyn TuckerВидеоCourse Overview: South Asian Religions and EcologyВидео How this course is organized Чтение

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Mary Evelyn Tucker

Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Scholar

John Grim

Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Scholar

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Get to know your Instructors and the Environmental Context

Personal Introduction - Mary Evelyn TuckerВидеоPersonal Introduction - John GrimВидеоLearn more about your InstructorsЧтение(Optional) Religion and Ecology Conferences and Book Series, 1996-1998Чтение Pre-video introduction: "The Promise of Planetary Health" Чтение The Promise of Planetary HealthPLUGIN(Optional) Ways to Learn MoreЧтениеModule 1: Course IntroductionОбсуждение
02MODULE 2: Introduction to South Asian Ecological Challenges and Religion and Ecology 14 материалов

2.1 – Environmental Challenges in India and Southeast Asia

Pre-video introduction: “Environmental Challenges in India"ЧтениеSunil Amrith, “Environmental Challenges in India.” Interview by Mary Evelyn TuckerВидеоIndia’s Environmental Challenges in 10 Images ЧтениеHow is India dealing with environmental risks and climate change? ЧтениеPre-video introduction: “Indigenous History and Environmental Movements in Asia"ЧтениеPrasenjit Duara, “Indigenous History and Environmental Movements in Asia.” Interview by Mary Evelyn TuckerВидео(Optional) Ways to Learn MoreЧтение

2.2 – The Study of Religion and Ecology

Lecture - What is Religion? - Mary Evelyn TuckerВидеоPre-lecture introduction: “Introduction to the Study of Religion and Ecology” ЧтениеLecture - Introduction to the Study of Religion and Ecology - John Grim and Mary Evelyn TuckerВидео(Optional) The Movement of Religion and Ecology: Emerging Field and Dynamic ForceЧтение(Optional) Ways to Learn MoreЧтениеModule 2: Introduction to South Asian Ecological Challenges and Religion and EcologyОбсуждение
03MODULE 3: Hinduism and Ecology - From Vedas to Vedanta (Upanishads)19 материалов

3.1 – Vedas: Ritual Chants and Sacrifice

Introduction to Vedas ЧтениеThe Importance of Religious Ecology in the VedasЧтениеLecture - Religious Ecology in the Vedas: Indus River Valley Civilization - John Grim and Mary Evelyn TuckerВидеоLecture - Religious Ecology in the Vedas: Fire, Sacrifice, and Cosmic Order - John Grim and Mary Evelyn TuckerВидеоLecture - Religious Ecology in the Vedas: Class, Sound, and Household Ritual - John Grim and Mary Evelyn TuckerВидеоSelections from Vedic HymnsЧтениеHinduism in “Faith for Earth: A Call for Action” Чтение(Optional) Ways to Learn MoreЧтение

3.2 – Vedanta (Upanishads): Cosmology of Orienting, Grounding, Nurturing, and Transforming

Introduction to the Upanishads ЧтениеReligious Cosmology: Interior Sacrifice in the UpanishadsЧтениеLecture - Religious Cosmology in the Upanishads: Introduction - John Grim and Mary Evelyn TuckerВидео Lecture - Religious Cosmology in the Upanishads: From Rita to Brahman - John Grim and Mary Evelyn TuckerВидеоLecture - Religious Cosmology in the Upanishads: Asramas and Karma - John Grim and Mary Evelyn TuckerВидеоLecture - Religious Cosmology in the Upanishads: Renunciation and the Great Self - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
04MODULE 4: Hinduism and Loving Devotion (Bhakti) in Practice29 материалов

4.1 – Bhagavad Gita: Yoga of Devotion in Hinduism

Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita Чтение (Optional) Learn more about the Mahabharata film adaptationЧтениеSelections from the Bhagavad Gita Чтение Pre-video introduction: “Bhakti and Religious Environmentalism for the Yamuna River” ЧтениеDavid Haberman, “Bhakti and Religious Environmentalism for the Yamuna River.” Interview by John Grim and Mary Evelyn TuckerВидео (Optional) Hinduism: Devotional Love of the WorldЧтение(Optional) Ways to Learn MoreЧтение

4.2 – Divine Person and Sacred Rivers in Hinduism

Water, Wood, and Wisdom: Ecological Perspectives from the Hindu TraditionsЧтениеPurity, Pollution, and Devotion in Hinduism and EcologyЧтение Lecture - Purity, Pollution, and Devotion: A Case Study of the Yamuna River - John Grim and Mary Evelyn TuckerВидеоLecture - Purity, Pollution, and Devotion: Conference in India - John Grim and Mary Evelyn TuckerВидео Lecture - Purity, Pollution, and Devotion: Key Terms and Concepts - John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker ВидеоGoddess of LoveЧтение

4.3 – Hinduism: Food, Animals, and Biodiversity

Gandhi’s Agrarian Legacy: Practicing Food, Justice, and Sustainability in India ЧтениеWhy Indian farmers’ protests are being called a “satyagraha”ЧтениеPre-video introduction: “Hinduism on Animals” ЧтениеHinduism on Animals PLUGINHinduism and Biodiversity Чтение (Optional): Hinduism and Ecology conference at Govardhan EcovillageЧтение
05MODULE 5: Yoga and Jainism - Detachment from and Affirmation of the World26 материалов

5.1 – Yoga Philosophy and Practice: Ecological Implications

Lecture - Introduction to Yoga - John Grim and Mary Evelyn TuckerВидеоThe Yoga Tradition ЧтениеThe Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Чтение (Optional) Pre-video introduction: “Yoga and Ecology”Чтение(Optional) Yoga and EcologyPLUGIN(Optional) Ways to Learn MoreЧтение

5.2 – Overview of Jainism and Ecology

Pre-video introduction: “Introduction to Jainism” ЧтениеIntroduction to JainismPLUGINThe Jain Religion in “Faith for Earth: A Call for Action” ЧтениеJainism and Ecology ЧтениеTheir dream is for a world of nonviolence Чтение(Optional) Gandhi and JainismЧтение

5.3 – Jainism: Food, Animals, and Biodiversity

Pre-video introduction: “Life of Jain Monks (Glimpses)” ЧтениеLife of Jain Monks (Glimpses)PLUGINPre-video introduction: “Jainism on Animals” Чтение Jainism on Animals PLUGINBiodiversity as Reflected in Jainism and the Ways of Its Protection Чтение (Optional) Jainism and Ecology: Nonviolence in the Web of LifeЧтение
06MODULE 6: Buddhism and Ecology: The Interdependence of All Reality17 материалов

6.1 – Introduction to Buddhist Teachings and Ecology

Lecture - The Life of the Buddha and His Teachings - Mary Evelyn Tucker ВидеоJataka Tales: The Birth Story of the Great Monkey ЧтениеThe Buddha triumphing over Mara Чтение(Optional) Pre-video introduction: “The Story of the Bodhi Tree”Чтение(Optional) The Story of the Bodhi TreePLUGINIntroduction to the Dhammapada ЧтениеSelections from “The Dhammapada” Чтение(Optional) Basic Doctrines of Theravada BuddhismЧтение(Optional) Ways to Learn MoreЧтение

6.2 – Buddhism Across Asia

Lecture - Diverse Expressions of Buddhism in Art Across Asia - Mary Evelyn Tucker ВидеоBuddhism in “Faith for Earth: A Call for Action” Чтение Pre-video introduction: “Buddhism and Ecology” ЧтениеChristopher Ives, “Buddhism and Ecology.” Interview by Mary Evelyn TuckerPLUGIN(Optional) Buddhism: A Mixed Dharmic Bag: Debates about Buddhism and EcologyЧтение(Optional) Ways to Learn MoreЧтение
07MODULE 7: Buddhism in Southeast Asia: Engaged Conservation 22 материалов

7.1 – Buddhist Monks and Forest Protection in Southeast Asia

“Buddhist monk ordains trees to help the environment” ЧтениеBuddhist Environmental Imaginaries ЧтениеPre-video introduction: “Cambodian Monks ‘Ordain’ Trees in Anti-Logging Effort” ЧтениеCambodian Monks “Ordain” Trees in Anti-Logging EffortPLUGINResources on Buddhism and Ecology Чтение(Optional) Ways to Learn MoreЧтение

7.2 – Interbeing and Interdependence

Svaha! ЧтениеPre-video introduction: “Moving Beyond the Idea of “Environment” ЧтениеThích Nhất Hạnh, “Moving Beyond the Idea of “Environment” PLUGINThích Nhất Hạnh on The Practice of Mindfulness Чтение(Optional) Ways to Learn MoreЧтение

7.3 – Buddhism: Food, Animals, and Biodiversity

 Pre-video introduction: “Animals and the Buddha” ЧтениеAnimals and the BuddhaPLUGINBuddha and the Beasts ЧтениеGuest Lecture - Religious Ecology in Shantideva's Bodhicharyāvatāra - Matthew BlakeВидеоVegetarianism as Practice Чтение Guest Lecture - Buddhist Agricultural Rituals in Upcountry Sri Lanka - Sam KingВидео
08MODULE 8: Sikhism and the Baha’i Faith: Unity of Spirit and Matter23 материалов

8.1 – Sikhism: Overview of Theology and Practice

 Pre-video introduction: “Sikhism Introduction” ЧтениеSikhism IntroductionPLUGINEnvironmental Theology in SikhismЧтениеPre-video introduction: “What does the Sikh tradition have to say about the environment?” ЧтениеWhat does the Sikh tradition have to say about the environment?PLUGINThe Sikh Religion in “Faith for Earth: A Call for Action” ЧтениеPre-video introduction: “Sikhism on Animals” ЧтениеSikhism on AnimalsPLUGINPre-video introduction: “Guru Nanak Sacred Forest in Defense to India’s Extreme Pollution” ЧтениеGuru Nanak Sacred Forest in Defense to India’s Extreme PollutionPLUGINResources on Sikhism and Ecology Чтение (Optional) Ways to Learn MoreЧтение

8.2 – Baha’i Faith: Integrated Knowledge and Ecological Balance

Bahá’ís of India ЧтениеPre-video introduction: “Behind the Baha’i Faith, one of the fastest growing religions” ЧтениеBehind the Baha’i Faith, one of the fastest growing religions PLUGINThe Baha’i Faith in "Faith for Earth: A Call for Action"ЧтениеPre-video introduction: "The Baha’i Worldview"ЧтениеThe Baha’i Worldview PLUGIN
09MODULE 9: Course Conclusion2 материалов

Congratulations

Course Conclusion: South Asian Religions & Ecology - Mary Evelyn Tucker and John GrimВидеоConcluding ThoughtsЧтение
Module 2: Introduction to South Asian Ecological Challenges and Religion and EcologyЗадание
Видео
Selections from the Upanishads Чтение
Resources on Hinduism and Ecology Чтение
(Optional) Ways to Learn MoreЧтение
Module 3: Hinduism and Ecology - From Vedas to Vedanta (Upanishads)Обсуждение
Module 3: Hinduism and Ecology - From Vedas to Vedanta (Upanishads)Задание
Pre-video introduction: “Hindu Devotionalism and Religious Ecology at Krishna’s Birthplace” Чтение
Acharya Shrivasta Goswami, “Hindu Devotionalism and Religious Ecology at Krishna’s Birthplace.” Interview by John Grim and Mary Evelyn TuckerВидео
Pre-video introduction: “India’s effort to clean up sacred but polluted Ganga River” Чтение
India’s effort to clean up sacred but polluted Ganga RiverPLUGIN
Pre-video introduction: “From an Economic to an Ecological Movement” Чтение
Sunderlal Bahuguna, “From an Economic to an Ecological Movement” Видео
(Optional) Ways to Learn MoreЧтение
(Optional) Ways to Learn MoreЧтение
Module 4: Hinduism and Loving Devotion (Bhakti) in PracticeОбсуждение
Module 4: Hinduism and Loving Devotion (Bhakti) Toward NatureЗадание
(Optional) Jain LiteratureЧтение
 Pre-video introduction: “Interview on Practice as a Wandering Jain Monk”Чтение
Satish Kumar, “Interview on Practice as a Wandering Jain Monk.” Interview by Gary Gorrow. PLUGIN
 Resources on Jainism and Ecology Чтение
(Optional) Ways to Learn MoreЧтение
 (Optional) Ways to Learn MoreЧтение
Module 5: Yoga and Jainism - Detachment from and Affirmation of the WorldОбсуждение
Module 5: Yoga and Jainism - Detachment from and Affirmation of the WorldЗадание
Module 6: Buddhism and Ecology: The Interdependence of All RealityОбсуждение
Module 6: Buddhism and Ecology: The Interdependence of All RealityЗадание
Pre-video introduction: “Climate Change and Food Security in the Himalayas”Чтение
Pasang Yangjee Sherpa, “Climate Change and Food Security in the Himalayas.” Interview by Mary Evelyn TuckerВидео
(Optional) Ways to Learn MoreЧтение
Module 7: Buddhism in Southeast Asia: Engaged ConservationОбсуждение
Module 7: Buddhism in Southeast Asia: Engaged ConservationЗадание
Overview of Baha’i Faith and Ecology Чтение
Resources on the Baha’i Faith Чтение
(Optional) Ways to Learn MoreЧтение
Module 8: Sikhism and the Baha’i Faith: Unity of Spirit and MatterОбсуждение
Module 8: Sikhism and the Baha’i Faith: Unity of Spirit and MatterЗадание