Violence/non-violence : some Hindu perspectives / edited by Denis Vidal, Gilles Tarabout, Eric Meyer.
Contributor(s): Vidal, Denis. (Denis) | Tarabout, Gilles | Meyer, Eric.
Material type: Text Language of document:EnglishSeries: Manohar Classics: Description: 328 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 8173044716; 9788173044717.Subject(s): Violence -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism | Nonviolence -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism | Violence -- India | Nonviolence -- IndiaDDC classification: 303.60954Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Central Library Social Science | Social Science Collections | 303.60954 V6674 Vi (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 271532 |
Translation of: Violences et non-violences en Inde. 1994.
Reprint ed.1st published in 2003 into english
Includes bibliographical references and index.
On the concepts of violence and non-violence in Hinduism and Indian society / Denis Vidal, Gilles Tarabout, and Eric Meyer -- The violence of the non-violence, or ascetics in combat / Veronique Bouillier -- On the rhetoric of violence / Boris Oguibenine -- Ancient Brahminism, or impossible non-violence / Madeleleine Biardeau -- The violences of a Hindu village, the suicide of a young woman : "legitimate violence" and dominant castes in Central India / Jean-Luc Chambard -- The initiation of Devi : violence and non-violence in a Vaishnavite tale / Catherine Clementin-Ojha -- The so-called "criminal tribes" of Bristish India : colonial violence and traditional violence / Marie Fourcade -- Non-violence in the country of violence : lessons from the Dhanbad mining belt / Gerard Heuze -- Remarks on dissuasion in ancient India / Charles Malamoud -- Magical violence and non-violence : witchcraft in Kerala / Gilles Tarabout --
The end of a feud / Denis Vidal -- Community and violence in contemporary Punjab / Veena Das and R. Singh Bajwa -- Opposing Gandhi : Hindu nationalism and political violence / Christophe Jaffrelot.
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