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Ahi¿s¿ 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.
List of contents
Introduction
, Jeffery D. Long and Steven J. RosenChapter 1:
Arjuna's Decision: The Warrior Ethic in the
Bhagavad G¿t¿,
Steven J. RosenChapter 2:
War and Nonviolence in the
Bhagavad G¿t¿: Correcting Common Misconceptions,
Jeffery D. LongChapter 3: Of Bows and Pipelines: Can the
Bhagavad G¿t¿ Direct Us to Climate Justice?,
Christopher L. FiciChapter 4: Reconciling K¿atriya Dharma with
Ahi¿s¿ in the
Mah¿bh¿rata: The Journey of Yudhi¿¿hira,
Rodney SebastianChapter 5: Ahi¿s¿ in the Yoga S¿tra and its Traditional Commentaries,
Janne KontalaChapter 6: Nonviolence: Tracing its ¿ramäa Roots and Seeing its Practical Utility,
Vincent SekharChapter 7: Ahi¿s¿ and Anek¿ntav¿da: Nonviolence and Discourse in Jain Thought and Practice,
Jeffery D. LongChapter 8: White Supremacy and Two Theories of Ahi¿s¿: Jainism vs. Yoga,
Shyam RanganathanChapter 9: Ahi¿s¿ 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
About the author
Jeffery D. Long is the Carl W. Zeigler Professor of religion, philosophy, and Asian studies at Elizabethtown College.
Steven J. Rosen is founding editor of the
Journal of Vaishnava Studies and associate editor of
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