"This Is Religious Environment": Sacred Space, Environmental Discourses, and Environmental Behavior at a Hindu Pilgrimage Site in India

This article examines discourses about environmental change and their impact on environmental behavior of different social groups at the Hindu pilgrimage site of Vrindavan in India, which receives more than 6 million visitors annually. Using concepts from social spatialization, religious socializati...

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Main Author: Shinde, Kiran A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publications 2011
In: Space and Culture
Year: 2011, Volume: 14, Issue: 4, Pages: 448-463
Further subjects:B Vrindavan
B Religious Socialization
B Hindu pilgrimage sites
B environmental discourse
B social spatialization
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