This book is concerned with the argument that religious traditions
are inherently environmentally friendly. Yet in a developing
country such as India, the majority of people cannot afford to put
the 'Earth first' regardless of the extent to which this idea can
be supported by their religious traditions. Does this mean that the
linking of religion and environmental concerns is a strategy more
suited to contexts where people have a level of material security
that enables them to think and act like environmentalists? This
question is approached through a series of case studies from
Britain and India. The book concludes that there is a tension
between the 'romantic' ecological discourse common among many
western activists and scholars, and a more pragmatic approach,
which is often found in India. The adoption of environmental causes
by the Hindu Right in India makes it difficult to distinguish
genuine concern for the environment from the broader politics
surrounding the idea of a Hindu rashtra (nation). This raises a
further level of analysis, which has not been provided in other
studies.
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