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Author:
Howard, Veena R.
Title:
Gandhi's ascetic activism : renunciation and social action / Veena R. Howard.
Publisher:
State University of New York Press,
Copyright Date:
c2013
Description:
xx, 289 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Gandhi,--Mahatma,--1869-1948--Philosophy.
Gandhi,--Mahatma,--1869-1948--Religion.
Asceticism--Hinduism.
Celibacy--Hinduism.--Hinduism.
Passive resistance.
Nonviolence.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: One.Challenging the Philosophical Presupposition: Gandhi's Unconventional Synthesis of Asceticism and Activism -- Two.Gandhi's Alternative Paradigm: From Traditional Principles to New Political Purposes -- Three.The Traditional Roots of Gandhi's Brahmacarya -- Four.Gandhi's Unorthodox Brahmacarya: Reinterpreting Private Religious Practice for Public Service -- Five.Gandhi's Embodiment of Legendary Heroes and Ascetics: Toward a Coherent Narrative for Nonviolent Activism.
ISBN:
1438445571 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781438445571 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1438445563 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781438445564 (pbk. : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)787507244
LCCN:
2012011098
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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