The Art of Planetary Maintenance: South Asian Religions and Sustainability

Khaleel, Fawad; Avdukic, Alija

Abstract

In this session, we will explore the mindset and practices on human, social and environmental sustainability that are created by and embedded in the South Asian religions and socio-cultural systems. South Asia as a region is religiously and culturally diverse, however for the purpose of this session, we will only concentrate on Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity.

The socio-cultural systems within these religions provide a worldview that creates an ontological authority for the sustainable practices. The existence of this ontological authority provides the necessary ethical framework that can be used to escalate the adoption of sustainable practices within the South Asian region. This can be achieved by aligning and contextualising the narrative on sustainability with the socio-cultural systems practiced by the people, which should result in a deeper engagement.

Citation

Khaleel, F., & Avdukic, A. (2023, May). The Art of Planetary Maintenance: South Asian Religions and Sustainability. Paper presented at South Asian Anthropocenes, Edinburgh

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: South Asian Anthropocenes
• Conference Location: Edinburgh
• Start Date: May 30, 2023
• End Date: May 31, 2023
• Deposit Date: May 6, 2023
• Related Public URLs: https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/centres/centre-south-asian-studies