"One tree is equal to ten sons": Hindu responses to the problems of ecology, population, and consumption

Journal of the American Academy of Religion

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 291-332

  Narayanan, Vasudha ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

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EID: 33748099085     PISSN: 00027189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jaarel/65.2.291     Document Type: Article

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