Self-Development and Social Transformations?

The Vision and Practice of the Self-Study Mobilization of Swadhyaya

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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Self-development of individuals and societies is an epochal challenge now but surprisingly very little has been written about this in the vast field of development studies and social sciences. The present book is one of the first efforts in this field and explores in detail the dynamics of pursuit of self-development and the accompanying contradictions in the self-study mobilization called Swadhyaya. Giri is one of the pioneers in bringing self-development to the core of theory and ethnographic multiverse of humanities and development studies. This outstanding book will be of interest to scholars in anthropology, sociology, development studies, humanities, and students of life all around the world.

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Utgivningsdatum2008-12-16
Mått161 x 239 x 29 mm
Vikt676 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor332
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
MedarbetareArjun Appadurai
ISBN9780739111987

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Chapter 1 Foreword by Arjun AppaduraiChapter 2 PrefaceChapter 3 1. Understanding the Vision and Practice of SwadhyayaChapter 4 2. Active Devotion in Local Context: The Dynamics of Swadhyaya in SimarChapter 5 3. Understanding Expanding Universes and Experiments: The Dynamics of Swadhyaya in Veraval and BeyondChapter 6 4. From Matsyagandha to Ghar Mandir: The Work of Swadhyaya in Tribal AreasChapter 7 5. The Educational Dynamics of SwadhyayaChapter 8 6. Globalization of SwadhyayaChapter 9 7. Self-Development and Social Transformations? Swadhyaya and Beyond

Ananta Kumar Giri's fascinating work on Swadhyaya is one of the most detailed ethnographies I have read on the burgeoning indigenous movements to foster economic, social and ethical development in South Asia and other parts of the world. Swadhyaya espouses what Giri calls a 'practical spirituality' in which the ethnographer engages in simultaneous participation and in an 'integrally involving criticism.' This movement on the one hand combines a kind of neo-Vedic ideology that opens up a world not just for Hindus but also for Muslims, Buddhists and other religions. Giri discusses the movement in great detail, sympathetically but without sentimentality, and does not ignore the internal conflicts and leadership struggles that such a movement inevitably faces. I recommend this book for anyone interested in engaged ethnography and the new social movements that attempt to combine socio-economic welfare intrinsically tied to ethical concerns.