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Howard Veena R |
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Titolo |
Gandhi's ascetic activism [[electronic resource] ] : renunciation and social action / / Veena R. Howard |
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Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (311 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Asceticism - Hinduism |
Celibacy - Religious aspects - Hinduism |
Passive resistance |
Nonviolence |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Gandhi�s Ascetic Activism: Renunciation and Social Action""; ""Contents""; ""Notes on Symbols from Indian Language: Vocabulary and Transliteration""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter One: Challenging the Philosophical Presupposition: Gandhi�s Unconventional Synthesis of Asceticism and Activism""; ""Chapter Two: Gandhi�s Alternative Paradigm: From Traditional Principles to New Political Purposes""; ""Chapter Three: The Traditional Roots of Gandhi�s Brahmacarya"" |
""Chapter Four: Gandhi�s Unorthodox Brahmacarya: Reinterpreting Private Religious Practice for Public Service""""Chapter Five: Gandhi�s Embodiment of Legendary Heroes and Ascetics: Toward a Coherent Narrative for Nonviolent Activism""; ""Conclusion: Gandhi�s Dynamic Synthesis of Renunciation and Social Action""; ""Appendix 1""; ""Appendix 2""; ""Notes""; ""Glossary""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
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