02717nam 2200601Ia 450 991045324640332120200520144314.01-4384-4558-X(CKB)2550000001043805(EBL)3408723(SSID)ssj0000860276(PQKBManifestationID)11447806(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860276(PQKBWorkID)10897775(PQKB)11370575(MiAaPQ)EBC3408723(OCoLC)840132630(MdBmJHUP)muse27168(Au-PeEL)EBL3408723(CaPaEBR)ebr10685123(EXLCZ)99255000000104380520120411d2013 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGandhi's ascetic activism[electronic resource] renunciation and social action /Veena R. HowardAlbany State University of New York Pressc20131 online resource (311 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4384-4557-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.""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""AsceticismHinduismCelibacyReligious aspectsHinduismPassive resistanceNonviolenceElectronic books.AsceticismHinduism.CelibacyReligious aspectsHinduism.Passive resistance.Nonviolence.294.5447Howard Veena R1056609MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453246403321Gandhi's ascetic activism2491118UNINA