LEADER 02717nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910453246403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4384-4558-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000001043805 035 $a(EBL)3408723 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000860276 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11447806 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860276 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10897775 035 $a(PQKB)11370575 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3408723 035 $a(OCoLC)840132630 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse27168 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3408723 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10685123 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001043805 100 $a20120411d2013 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGandhi's ascetic activism$b[electronic resource] $erenunciation and social action /$fVeena R. Howard 210 $aAlbany $cState University of New York Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (311 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4384-4557-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Gandhia???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: Gandhia???s Unconventional Synthesis of Asceticism and Activism""; ""Chapter Two: Gandhia???s Alternative Paradigm: From Traditional Principles to New Political Purposes""; ""Chapter Three: The Traditional Roots of Gandhia???s Brahmacarya"" 327 $a""Chapter Four: Gandhia???s Unorthodox Brahmacarya: Reinterpreting Private Religious Practice for Public Service""""Chapter Five: Gandhia???s Embodiment of Legendary Heroes and Ascetics: Toward a Coherent Narrative for Nonviolent Activism""; ""Conclusion: Gandhia???s Dynamic Synthesis of Renunciation and Social Action""; ""Appendix 1""; ""Appendix 2""; ""Notes""; ""Glossary""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" 606 $aAsceticism$xHinduism 606 $aCelibacy$xReligious aspects$xHinduism 606 $aPassive resistance 606 $aNonviolence 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAsceticism$xHinduism. 615 0$aCelibacy$xReligious aspects$xHinduism. 615 0$aPassive resistance. 615 0$aNonviolence. 676 $a294.5447 700 $aHoward$b Veena R$01056609 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453246403321 996 $aGandhi's ascetic activism$92491118 997 $aUNINA