Learning non-violence
Contributor(s): Mukherji, Gangeya.
Publisher: New Delhi Oxford University Press, 2016Description: viii, 319pp.ISBN: 9780199458431.Subject(s): Non-violence -- Religious aspects -- Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 -- AhiṃsaDDC classification: 303.61 Summary: The essays in this volume engage on one plane with the totality of the concept, while at another they acknowledge the porosity of the idea of non-violence, particularly with respect to praxis or what can be thought of as learnt non-violence. Conceived and osmotically structured around four themes - religion, protest, the modern condition, and the world today - the book is an invitation to consider the practical possibilities of non-violence.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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The essays in this volume engage on one plane with the totality of the concept, while at another they acknowledge the porosity of the idea of non-violence, particularly with respect to praxis or what can be thought of as learnt non-violence. Conceived and osmotically structured around four themes - religion, protest, the modern condition, and the world today - the book is an invitation to consider the practical possibilities of non-violence.
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