Bas Verschuuren and Naoya Furuta (eds.), 'Asian Sacred Natural Sites: Philosophy and Practice in Protected Areas and Conservation'

Authors

  • Will Tuladhar-Douglas Situgyan Consulting Ltd.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jsrnc.36106

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book review

Abstract

Bas Verschuuren and Naoya Furuta (eds.), Asian Sacred Natural Sites: Philosophy and Practice in Protected Areas and Conservation (London: Routledge, 2016), xxii + 318 pp., £43.99 (pbk), ISBN: 9781138936317.

Author Biography

  • Will Tuladhar-Douglas, Situgyan Consulting Ltd.

    Will Tuladhar-Douglas, Director, Situgyan Consulting Ltd., and Senior Research Fellow, Anthropology, University of Aberdeen.

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Published

2019-09-04

How to Cite

Tuladhar-Douglas, W. (2019). Bas Verschuuren and Naoya Furuta (eds.), ’Asian Sacred Natural Sites: Philosophy and Practice in Protected Areas and Conservation’. Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, 13(2), 236-239. https://doi.org/10.1558/jsrnc.36106