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UNINA9910819662803321 |
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Autore |
Roy Kaushik <1971-> |
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Hinduism and the ethics of warfare in South Asia : from antiquity to the present / / Kaushik Roy |
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Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2012 |
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1-139-57946-0 |
1-139-88750-5 |
1-139-57344-6 |
1-139-57264-4 |
1-139-08411-9 |
1-139-56908-2 |
1-139-57089-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xix, 288 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Military art and science - India - Philosophy - History |
Military ethics - India - History |
Hindu ethics - India - History |
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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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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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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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1. Religious ethic and the philosophy of warfare in vedic and epic India : 1500 BCE-400 BCE -- 2. Buddhism, Jainism, and Asoka's Ahimsa -- 3. Kautilya's Kutayaddha : 300 BCE-300 CE -- 4. Dharmayuddha and Kutahuddha from the Common Era to the advent of the Turks -- 5. Hindu militarism under Islamic Rule : 900 CE-1800 CE -- 6. Hindu militarism and anti-militarism in British India : 1750-1947 -- 7. Hindu military ethos and strategic thought in post-colonial India -- Conclusion. |
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This book challenges the view, common among Western scholars, that precolonial India lacked a tradition of military philosophy. It traces the evolution of theories of warfare in India from the dawn of civilization, focusing on the debate between Dharmayuddha (Just War) and Kutayuddha (Unjust War) within Hindu philosophy. This debate centers around four questions: What is war? What justifies it? How should it be |
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