The abuse of religion and ecology: The Vishva Hindu Parishad and Tehri Dam

Worldviews: Environment, Culture, Religion

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-24

  Mawdsley, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Ganges; Hindu nationalism; India; Tehri Dam

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646000908     PISSN: 13635247     EISSN: 15685357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568535053628427     Document Type: Review

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