Sacred Groves and Conservation: The Comparative History of Traditional Reserves in the Mediterranean Area and in South India
Year: 2000
Type: article
Abstract: Sacred groves in the ancient Mediterranean are compared with surviving groves of South India, particularly Uttara Kannada, to evaluate the roles of these refugia in maintaining balance between human groups and the ecosystems of which they are part. In the Mediterranean written records survive, and archaeological investigation provides some information. In South India, the authors observed a living if declining tradition which has persisted for millennia among village people. There data come from field surveys, folk traditions, historical documents and literature.
Source: Environment and History
Authors: M.D. Subash Chandran, J. Donald Hughes
Institutions: Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, University of Denver
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2067678145