Religion and the Environment

RALPH TANNER has taught in the Universities of East Africa and London and was Chairman of the East African Institute of Social Research. He is co-author of Social Ecology of Religion and author of Transition in African Belief, the Witch Murders in Sukumaland and numerous articles on the sociology of religion.COLIN MITCHELL served on the United Nations team assessing the Ethiopian national development plan. He has many years experience in soil survey and land evaluation, both as a project manager and a university lecturer and has worked in many areas, especially Moslem countries, southern Europe, Africa and China, including Tibet.

• Preface List of Illustrations Foreword Introduction: Religion and the Environment Types of Religions The Limitations of Religion/Environmental Interactions Perceptions of the Environment The Effect of the Environment on Religions The Impact of Religious Behaviour on the Environment Socio-economic Activities and the Environment Religious Influence and Population Pressures Religious Acts with Consequences on Communal Life Style Religious Influence on the Life Cycle The Impact of Religion on the Treatment of Animals Religion and Environmental Management References Index