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Ahimsa in the Indic Traditions

Explorations and Reflections

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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Ahi?sa in the Indic Traditions: Explorations and Reflections, edited by Jeffery D. Long and Steven J. Rosen, examines the diversity of nonviolent (ahimsa-oriented) doctrines originating in the Indic world, both in terms of interpersonal relationships and how they apply to the rest of creation, including animals. This volume engages the voices of scholars from various disciplines and addresses numerous religious doctrines, including those of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and their related sacred texts. The book focuses not only on past scholarship and intellectual modes of understanding nonviolence, but also on living traditions and the practice of modern and post-modern individuals, from Vivekananda to Gandhi to Prabhupada, and their millions of supporters and followers. The volume shows that the implications of ahimsa are staggering, with reference to interpersonal exchange, vegetarianism, animal rights, climate change, and so on.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-09-10
Mått158 x 236 x 22 mm
Vikt499 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieExplorations in Indic Traditions: Theological, Ethical, and Philosophical
Antal sidor214
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666962864

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Introduction, Jeffery D. Long and Steven J. RosenChapter 1:Arjuna’s Decision: The Warrior Ethic in the Bhagavad Gita, Steven J. RosenChapter 2:War and Nonviolence in the Bhagavad Gita: Correcting Common Misconceptions, Jeffery D. LongChapter 3: Of Bows and Pipelines: Can the Bhagavad Gita Direct Us to Climate Justice?, Christopher L. FiciChapter 4: Reconciling K?atriya Dharma with Ahi?sa in the Mahabharata: The Journey of Yudhi??hira, Rodney SebastianChapter 5: Ahi?sa in the Yoga Sutra and its Traditional Commentaries, Janne KontalaChapter 6: Nonviolence: Tracing its Srama?a Roots and Seeing its Practical Utility, Vincent SekharChapter 7: Ahi?sa and Anekantavada: Nonviolence and Discourse in Jain Thought and Practice, Jeffery D. LongChapter 8: White Supremacy and Two Theories of Ahi?sa: Jainism vs. Yoga, Shyam RanganathanChapter 9: Ahi?sa in the Thought of Swami Vivekananda, Jeffery D. LongChapter 10: Bhaktivedanta, Gandhi, and the Social Implications of Nonviolence, Cogen BohanecChapter 11: Subverting Hierarchies: The Song of the Pious Butcher, Steven J. RosenAbout the Contributors

Together, the essays provide a nuanced and multifaceted examination of ahi?sa as a key concept in shaping Indian religious and political thought from antiquity to the present. Though the chapters engage in a dynamic scholarly conversation, each essay is self-contained and would be an excellent addition to college courses on Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, religion and war, or religion and environmental justice.