Gandhi's Ascetic Activism: Renunciation and Social Action - Hardcover

Howard, Veena R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1438445571 ISBN 13: 9781438445571

Verlag: State University of New York Press, 2013

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"...an impressive example of meticulous scholarship. Well written and well documented, it offers innovative interpretations that will both inform and challenge the views of most readers. It is an important contribution ... Veena Howard has authored a very impressive study that deepens our knowledge of Gandhi." -- Philosophy East & West

"Based on a detailed and close reading of Gandhi's works, and considerable familiarity with Indian traditions, this book offers an informative and interesting account of the inner connections between his asceticism and nonviolent politics." -- Bhikhu Parekh, University of Westminster and the House of Lords

"Well grounded in the contemporary scholarship on Gandhi, Veena Howard wisely takes her primary clues from Gandhi's own claims about himself, read in accord with concepts central to Indian tradition. She brings out the substance and wisdom of his positions, without avoiding challenging questions about those ideals and practices." -- Francis X. Clooney, SJ, author of Comparative Theology: Deep Learning Across Religious Borders

Reseña del editor:

Discusses Gandhi’s creative use of ascetic practice, particularly his practice of celibacy, for nonviolent activism.

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• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1438445571
• ISBN 13: 9781438445571
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 309