Hinduism and the Ethics of Warfare in South Asia - From Antiquity to the Present

Informationen zum Autor Kaushik Roy is a Reader in History at Jadavpur University in Kolkata, India, and Senior Researcher at the Centre for the Study of Civil War at the Peace Research Institute, Oslo, Norway. He is the author or editor of fifteen books and numerous journal articles, one of which won the Moncado Prize in 2006. Klappentext This book traces the evolution of Hindu theories of warfare in India from the dawn of civilization. "This book challenges the view, common among Western scholars, that precolonial India lacked a tradition of military philosophy." -Military review Zusammenfassung This book traces the evolution of theories of warfare in India! focusing on the debate between Dharmayuddha (Just War) and Kutayuddha (Unjust War) within Hindu philosophy. This debate centers around four questions: What is war? What justifies it? How should it be waged? And what are its potential repercussions? Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Religious ethic and the philosophy of warfare in vedic and epic India: 1500 BCE?0 BCE; 2. Buddhism, Jainism, and Asoka's Ahimsa; 3. Kautilya's Kutayuddha: 300 BCE?0 CE; 4. Dharmayuddha and Kutayuddha from the Common Era till the advent of the Turks; 5. Hindu militarism under Islamic Rule: 900 CE?00 CE; 6. Hindu militarism and anti-militarism in British India: 1750?47; 7. Hindu military ethos and strategic thought in post-colonial India; Conclusion.

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• Authors: Dr. Kaushik Roy, Kaushik Roy, Tbd
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2012
• EAN: 9781107017368
• ISBN: 978-1-107-01736-8
• No. of pages: 305
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; RELIGION / Hinduism / General, Hinduism, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Religious social & pastoral thought & activity