Vai al contenuto principale della pagina

Hinduism and the ethics of warfare in South Asia : from antiquity to the present / / Kaushik Roy [[electronic resource]]



(Visualizza in formato marc)    (Visualizza in BIBFRAME)

Autore: Roy Kaushik <1971-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Hinduism and the ethics of warfare in South Asia : from antiquity to the present / / Kaushik Roy [[electronic resource]] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xix, 288 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina: 172/.420954
Soggetto topico: Military art and science - India - Philosophy - History
Military ethics - India - History
Hindu ethics - India - History
Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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 waged? And what are its potential repercussions? This body of literature provides evidence of the historical evolution of strategic thought in the Indian subcontinent that has heretofore been neglected by modern historians. Further, it provides a counterpoint to scholarship in political science that engages solely with Western theories in its analysis of independent India's philosophy of warfare. Ultimately, a better understanding of the legacy of ancient India's strategic theorizing will enable more accurate analysis of modern India's military and nuclear policies.
Altri titoli varianti: Hinduism & the Ethics of Warfare in South Asia
Titolo autorizzato: Hinduism and the ethics of warfare in South Asia  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 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
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910462279303321
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui