The River is a Goddess

1) Answer the following questions
Discuss the idea that anthropologists are interested in a “dialectical (Links to an external site.)” relationship between humans and the environment. Apply this idea to Dr. Georgina Drew’s research on the Indian Ganga river. What is the religious, economic, and environment relationship between people and the river? How do the practical needs of people who use the river water conflict with their spiritual needs?
What does it mean to say “the water is a living entity”? In what ways might the river be an “actor” (an entity that can affect the world and people’s experiences) in people’s lives? How is this view point different from seeing the environment as an object that is passive and only acted upon by humans? Does this change your perspective about nature or the environment in any way?
Describe at least one of the political, economic, and religious conflicts that have arisen over the use of the river water in the past several decades. How have these impacted or changed the way people relate to the river? E9 – Environmental Anthropology with Dr. Georgina Drew
The Ganga River in India is a goddess – but does that mean she provides for her followers, or her followers need to protect her? Environmental Anthropologist Dr. Georgina Drew explains how a river is many things to its surrounding inhabitants, and how taking an ethnographic approach means viewing the partnership between the environment and culture, as well as how each impacts the other. https://anthropologistonthestreet.com/episodes/

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