’Ecology and life’ a talk at Roshni Nilaya - August 7

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Mangaluru, Aug 06, 2015: Trees of Karnataka & their Associations in Religion, Medicine & Astrology

As per a mdia information, Citizens Forum for Mangalore Development is set to hold  a Talk by Jaya Reddy, Department of Religion, University of Florida  on Friday, 7th August 2015 at 3.30 pm, at MSW Seminar Hall, School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Valencia, Mangalore

  In her presentation Jaya will discuss the ways in which plants are considered sacred. She will then explore plant associations and correspondences in religion, medicine, and astrology. Using plants as examples Jaya will demonstrate how these systems of knowledge are not static but interact dynamically.

 
About the speaker  : A native of Karnataka, Jaya Reddy did her B.A. at Vermont College in the United States, with a dual concentration in Religious Studies and Medical Anthropology. She completed her Masters in Languages and Cultures of Asia at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Jaya is currently a Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Teaching Instructor at University of Florida, Gainesville. Her areas of specialisation are Religion & Medicine, Religion & Ecology.