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Indian Philosophy: An Introduction helps readers discover how the
many and varied schools of Indian thought can answer some of the
great questions of life: Who are we? How can we live well? How do
we tell truth from lies? Accessibly written for readers new to
Indian philosophy, the book takes you through the main traditions
of thought, including Buddhist, Hindu and Jain perspectives on
major philosophical topics from ancient times to the present day.
Bringing insights from the latest research to bear on the key
primary sources from these traditions and setting them in their
full spiritual, historical and philosophical contexts, Indian
Philosophy: An Introduction covers such topics as: · Philosophies
of action and knowledge · Materialism and scepticism ·
Consciousness and duality · Religious and cultural expressions The
book includes a pronunciation guide to Sanskrit and Indic language
terms and a comprehensive guide to further reading for those
wishing to take their study further.
The twenty-first century began with the terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001. Much has been written and debated on the
relationship between faith and violence, with acts of terror at the
forefront. However, the twentieth century also gave rise to many
successful nonviolent protest movements. Nonviolence in the World's
Religions introduces the reader to the complex relationship between
religion and nonviolence. Each of the essays delves into the
contemporary and historical expressions of the world's major
religious traditions in relation to nonviolence. Contributors
explore the literary and theological foundations of a tradition's
justification of nonviolence; the ways that nonviolence has come to
expression in its beliefs, symbols, rituals, and other practices;
and the evidence of nonviolence in its historic and present
responses to conflict and warfare. The meanings of both religion
and nonviolence are explored through engagement with nonviolence in
Hindu, Buddhist, Chinese, Sikh, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, Jain,
and Pacific Island religious traditions. This is the ideal
introduction to the relationship between religion and violence for
undergraduate students, as well as for those in related fields,
such as religious studies, peace and conflict studies, area
studies, sociology, political science, and history.
The twenty-first century began with the terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001. Much has been written and debated on the
relationship between faith and violence, with acts of terror at the
forefront. However, the twentieth century also gave rise to many
successful nonviolent protest movements. Nonviolence in the World's
Religions introduces the reader to the complex relationship between
religion and nonviolence. Each of the essays delves into the
contemporary and historical expressions of the world's major
religious traditions in relation to nonviolence. Contributors
explore the literary and theological foundations of a tradition's
justification of nonviolence; the ways that nonviolence has come to
expression in its beliefs, symbols, rituals, and other practices;
and the evidence of nonviolence in its historic and present
responses to conflict and warfare. The meanings of both religion
and nonviolence are explored through engagement with nonviolence in
Hindu, Buddhist, Chinese, Sikh, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, Jain,
and Pacific Island religious traditions. This is the ideal
introduction to the relationship between religion and violence for
undergraduate students, as well as for those in related fields,
such as religious studies, peace and conflict studies, area
studies, sociology, political science, and history.
Religion, violence, and ethnicity are all intertwined in the
history of Pakistan. The entrenchment of landed interests,
operationalized through violence, ethnic identity, and power
through successive regimes has created a system of 'authoritarian
clientalism.' This book offers comparative, historicist, and
multidisciplinary views on the role of identity politics in the
development of Pakistan. Bringing together perspectives on the
dynamics of state-building, the book provides insights into
contemporary processes of national contestation which are crucially
affected by their treatment in the world media, and by the
reactions they elicit within an increasingly globalised polity. It
investigates the resilience of landed elites to political and
social change, and, in the years after partition, looks at the
impact on land holdings of population transfer. It goes on to
discuss religious identities and their role in both the
construction of national identity and in the development of
sectarianism. The book highlights how ethnicity and identity
politics are an enduring marker in Pakistani politics, and why they
are increasingly powerful and influential. An insightful collection
on a range of perspectives on the dynamics of identity politics and
the nation-state, this book on Pakistan will be a useful
contribution to South Asian Politics, South Asian History, and
Islamic Studies.
World War I directly and indirectly caused events and social and
political trends which defined the history of the world for the
rest of the century, including the Russian Revolution and the rise
of communism to the Great Crash of 1929 which lead to the Great
Depression and the rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany. It marked a
turning point in world history as the end of the historical era of
European dominance and the ushering in of a period which
accelerated demands for freedom and autonomy in colonial settings.
India played a significant role in the war and in the Allied
victory on the battlefield. This book explores India's involvement
in the Great War and the way the war impacted upon the country from
a variety of different viewpoints including case studies focusing
on key individuals who played vital roles in the war. The long and
short term impacts of the war on different locations in India are
also explored in the chapters which offer an analysis of the
importance of the war on India while commemorating the sacrifices
which were made. A new, innovative and multidisciplinary
examination of India and World War I, this book presents a select
number of case studies showing the intimate relationship of the
global war and its social, political and economic impacts on the
Indian subcontinent. It will be of interest to academics in the
field of War Studies, Colonial and Imperial History and South Asian
and Modern Indian History.
Religion, violence, and ethnicity are all intertwined in the
history of Pakistan. The entrenchment of landed interests,
operationalized through violence, ethnic identity, and power
through successive regimes has created a system of 'authoritarian
clientalism.' This book offers comparative, historicist, and
multidisciplinary views on the role of identity politics in the
development of Pakistan. Bringing together perspectives on the
dynamics of state-building, the book provides insights into
contemporary processes of national contestation which are crucially
affected by their treatment in the world media, and by the
reactions they elicit within an increasingly globalised polity. It
investigates the resilience of landed elites to political and
social change, and, in the years after partition, looks at the
impact on land holdings of population transfer. It goes on to
discuss religious identities and their role in both the
construction of national identity and in the development of
sectarianism. The book highlights how ethnicity and identity
politics are an enduring marker in Pakistani politics, and why they
are increasingly powerful and influential. An insightful collection
on a range of perspectives on the dynamics of identity politics and
the nation-state, this book on Pakistan will be a useful
contribution to South Asian Politics, South Asian History, and
Islamic Studies.
World War I directly and indirectly caused events and social and
political trends which defined the history of the world for the
rest of the century, including the Russian Revolution and the rise
of communism to the Great Crash of 1929 which lead to the Great
Depression and the rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany. It marked a
turning point in world history as the end of the historical era of
European dominance and the ushering in of a period which
accelerated demands for freedom and autonomy in colonial settings.
India played a significant role in the war and in the Allied
victory on the battlefield. This book explores India's involvement
in the Great War and the way the war impacted upon the country from
a variety of different viewpoints including case studies focusing
on key individuals who played vital roles in the war. The long and
short term impacts of the war on different locations in India are
also explored in the chapters which offer an analysis of the
importance of the war on India while commemorating the sacrifices
which were made. A new, innovative and multidisciplinary
examination of India and World War I, this book presents a select
number of case studies showing the intimate relationship of the
global war and its social, political and economic impacts on the
Indian subcontinent. It will be of interest to academics in the
field of War Studies, Colonial and Imperial History and South Asian
and Modern Indian History.
Read the story of two worlds that converge: one of Hindu immigrants
to America who want to preserve their traditions and pass them on
to their children in a new and foreign land, and one of American
spiritual seekers who find that the traditions of India fulfil
their most deeply held aspirations. Learn about the theoretical
approaches to Hinduism in America, the question of orientalism and
'the invention of Hinduism'. Read about: * how concepts like karma,
rebirth, meditation and yoga have infiltrated and influenced the
American consciousness * Hindu temples in the United States and
Canada * how Hinduism has influenced vegetarianism * the emergence
of an increasingly assertive socially and politically active
American Hinduism. The book contains 30 images, chapter summaries,
a glossary, study questions and suggestions for further reading.
This handbook brings together a distinguished team of scholars from
philosophy, theology, and religious studies to provide the first
in-depth discussion of Vedanta and the many different systems of
thought that make up this tradition of Indian philosophy.
Emphasizing the historical development of Vedantic thought, it
includes chapters on numerous classical Vedantic philosophies as
well as the modern Vedantic views of Sri Ramakrishna, Sri
Aurobindo, and Romain Rolland. The volume offers careful
hermeneutic analyses of how Vedantic texts have been interpreted,
and it addresses key issues and debates in Vedanta, including
religious diversity, the nature of God, and the possibility of
embodied liberation. Venturing into cross-philosophical and
cross-cultural territory, it also brings Vedanta into dialogue with
Saiva Nondualism as well as contemporary Western analytic
philosophy. Highlighting current scholarly controversies and
charting new paths of inquiry, this is an indispensable research
guide for anyone interested in the past, present, and future of
Vedanta and Indian philosophy.
Containing almost 250 entries written by scholars from around the
world, this two-volume resource provides current, accurate, and
useful information on the politics, economics, society, and
cultures of India since 1947. With more than a billion
citizens-almost 18 percent of the world's population-India is a
reflection of over 5,000 years of interaction and exchange across a
wide spectrum of cultures and civilizations. India Today: An
Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic describes the growth and
development of the nation since it achieved independence from the
British Raj in 1947. The two-volume work presents an analytical
review of India's transition from fledgling state to the world's
largest democracy and potential economic superpower. Providing
current data and perspective backed by historical context as
appropriate, the encyclopedia brings together the latest
scholarship on India's diverse cultures, societies, religions,
political cultures, and social and economic challenges. It covers
such issues as foreign relations, security, and economic and
political developments, helping readers understand India's people
and appreciate the nation's importance as a political power and
economic force, both regionally and globally. 240 A-Z entries on
the social, political, cultural, and economic development of India
since 1947 Contributions from more than 100 distinguished
international scholars from five continents A chronology of major
domestic, regional, and world events in and involving India from
1947 to 2010 A "Guide to Related Topics" to allow readers to trace
main themes across related entries An extensive Selected
Bibliography containing multicultural and multidisciplinary
materials and scholarship on the growth and development of the
Republic of India from 1947 to the present
Given the enormous challenges they face, why do so many citizens in
developing countries routinely turn out to vote? This Element
explores a new explanation grounded in the social origins of
electoral participation in emerging democracies, where mobilization
requires local collective action. This Element argues that, beyond
incentives to express ethnic identity and vote-buying, perceptions
of social sanctioning from community-based formal and informal
actors galvanize many to vote who might otherwise stay home.
Sanctioning is reinforced by the ability to monitor individual
turnout given the open layout and centralized locations of polling
stations and the use of electoral ink that identifies voters. This
argument is tested using original survey and qualitative data from
Africa and Afghanistan, contributing important insights on the
nature of campaigns and elections in the promotion of
state-building and service delivery, and the critical role voters
play reducing fears of global democratic backsliding.
Lynellyn Long documents the reality of daily life in Ban Vinai, a
refugee camp in northeast Thailand. Based on the author's
ethnographic experience of living and working in the camp, the book
offers rich narrative descriptions of the lives of the Hmong and
lowland Lao refugees. Long describes the lives of five families
over the course of a year, recounting interactions with camp relief
workers and the complexities of the larger relief system, how their
family relationships and social roles change as a result of camp
life, and their desires and expectations of the future. Long
explores the effects of long-term residence in the camp, where many
of the refugees have lived for more than ten years because of the
lack of a permanent international solution. She shows that although
the camps provide urgently needed aid, they foster a sense of
powerlessness, isolation and dislocation that can radically alter
the lives of the inhabitants. The book gives the historical,
political and economic background of Ban Vinai and suggests what
lessons may be derived for other refugee situations.
Few things weigh on the human spirit more heavily than a sense of
place; the lands we live in and return to have a profound ability
to shape our notions of home and homeland, not to mention our own
identities. The pull of the familiar and the desire to begin anew
are conflicting impulses for the nearly 180 million people who live
outside their countries of origin, often with the expectation of
returning home. Of 30 million people who immigrated to the United
States alone between 1900 and 1980, 10 million are believed to have
returned to their homelands. While migration flows occur in both
directions, surprisingly few studies of transnationalism, global
migration, or diaspora address return experiences. Undertaking a
comparative analysis of how coming home affects individuals and
their communities in a myriad cultural and geographic settings, the
contributors to this volume seek to understand the unique return
migration experiences of refugees, migrants, and various others as
they confront the social pressures and a sense of displacement that
accompany their journeys. The returns depicted in Coming Home?
range from temporary visits to permanent repatriation, from
voluntary to coerced movements, and from those occurring after a
few years of exile to those after several decades away. The
geographic sites include the Balkans, Barbados, China, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Germany, Nicaragua, the Philippines, Rwanda, and Vietnam.
Several studies portray the experiences of returning refugees who
earlier fled war and violence, while others focus on economic or
labor migrants. As the essays show, connections between permanent
returnees and home communities are contentious and complex. On the
one hand, issues of land title, property rights, political
orientation, and religious and cultural beliefs and practices
create grounds for clashes between returnees and their home
communities, but on the other, returnees bring with them a unique
ability to transform local practices and provide new resources.
HIV/AIDS affects women worldwide. Elderly women bear a
disproportionate burden of caring for those who are afflicted with
the disease, while young women increasingly comprise the majority
of new HIV cases. Intervention programs often fail to take into
account the particular situations and behaviors that make women
more vulnerable than men. Though policy debates increasingly
include women and gender considerations, funds and resources for
women, especially those already suffering with HIV/AIDS, remain
inadequate.
"Women's Experiences with HIV/AIDS" gives voice to the
experience of individual women whose personal stories reveal the
daily struggles and concerns that fill their lives, but are ignored
in the larger dialogues about HIV/AIDS. Women and men from diverse
backgrounds discuss the differences between women within and across
cultures and how particular traditions and attitudes can affect the
prevention of, or vulnerability to, HIV/AIDS. The authors address
not only women's empirical experiences, but also their personal
feelings, beliefs, and expectations as reflected in their
narratives.
Approaching the issue from several disciplines, "Women's
Experiences with HIV/AIDS" paves the way for the empowerment of
women by bringing them directly into the debates concerned with
their protection against HIV/AIDS. This collection, edited by two
well-known scholars in this field, provides a much-needed critical
examination of the interventions and policies that do not yet fully
address the needs and limitations of women and girls suffering
with, or confronting the possibility of, infection.
Jainism evokes images of monks wearing face-masks to protect
insects and mico-organisms from being inhaled. Or of Jains sweeping
the ground in front of them to ensure that living creatures are not
inadvertently crushed: a practice of non-violence so radical as to
defy easy comprehension. Yet for all its apparent exoticism,
Jainism is still little understood in the West. What is this
mysterious philosophy which originated in the 6th century BCE,
whose absolute requirement is vegetarianism, and which now commands
a following of four million adherents both in its native India and
diaspora communities across the globe?In his welcome new treatment
of the Jain religion, Long makes an ancient tradition fully
intelligible to the modern reader. Plunging back more than two and
a half millennia, to the plains of northern India and the life of a
prince who - much like the Buddha - gave up a life of luxury to
pursue enlightenment, Long traces the history of the Jain community
from founding sage Mahavira to the present day. He explores
asceticism, worship, the life of the Jain layperson, relations
between Jainism and other Indic traditions, the Jain philosophy of
relativity, and the implications of Jain ideals for the
contemporary world. The book presents Jainism in a way that is
authentic and engaging to specialists and non-specialists alike.
This handbook brings together a distinguished team of scholars from
philosophy, theology, and religious studies to provide the first
in-depth discussion of Vedanta and the many different systems of
thought that make up this tradition of Indian philosophy.
Emphasizing the historical development of Vedantic thought, it
includes chapters on numerous classical Vedantic philosophies as
well as the modern Vedantic views of Sri Ramakrishna, Sri
Aurobindo, and Romain Rolland. The volume offers careful
hermeneutic analyses of how Vedantic texts have been interpreted,
and it addresses key issues and debates in Vedanta, including
religious diversity, the nature of God, and the possibility of
embodied liberation. Venturing into cross-philosophical and
cross-cultural territory, it also brings Vedanta into dialogue with
Saiva Nondualism as well as contemporary Western analytic
philosophy. Highlighting current scholarly controversies and
charting new paths of inquiry, this is an indispensable research
guide for anyone interested in the past, present, and future of
Vedanta and Indian philosophy.
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