Gandhi's ascetic activism [[electronic resource] ] : renunciation and social action / / Veena R. Howard
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Howard Veena R
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Gandhi's ascetic activism [[electronic resource] ] : renunciation and social action / / Veena R. Howard
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| Pubblicazione: | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (311 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 294.5447 |
| Soggetto topico: | Asceticism - Hinduism |
| Celibacy - Religious aspects - Hinduism | |
| Passive resistance | |
| Nonviolence | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""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"" | |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Gandhi's ascetic activism |
| ISBN: | 1-4384-4558-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910779603703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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