Rabindranath Tagore - Peace in an Enchanted World

This book explores Rabindranath Tagore's distinctive argument for peace - in spiritual rather than in political terms. Drawing on seminal texts by Tagore, the book presents the reader with a comprehensive overview of Gurudev's seemingly contradictory notions of individual freedom, universal love for humanity, and nationalism.

List of contents

Acknowledgements viii Notes x 1 An introduction. Tagore and Gandhi: Two apostles of peace 1 2 Rabindranath Tagore: Reconciling love of country with the love of humanity 17 3 Gurudev and an Education for Peace 54 4 Peace: The surplus in man and the Religion of Man 92 In conclusion: The end of the fight in the House of Songs 126 Index 135

About the author

Bindu Puri is Professor of modern and contemporary Indian philosophy at the Centre for Philosophy in Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. Her main interests are in modern Indian philosophy, moral and political philosophy.
Puri has over 58 papers in edited anthologies and philosophical and interdisciplinary journals. She has authored three monographs: Gandhi and the Moral Life (2004); The Tagore-Gandhi Debate: On Matters of Truth and Untruth (2015); and The Ambedkar-Gandhi Debate: On Identity, Community and Justice (2022). Her most recent book co-authored with Mrinal Miri is entitled Gandhi for the 21st Century: Religion, Morality and Politics (2023). She has eight edited volumes, of which Reading Sri Aurobindo-Metaphysics, Ethics and Spirituality (Springer 2022) has recently been translated into German as Sri Aurobindo lesen: Metaphysik, Ethik und Spiritualität (2024).

Summary

This book explores Rabindranath Tagore’s distinctive argument for peace — in spiritual rather than in political terms. Drawing on seminal texts by Tagore, the book presents the reader with a comprehensive overview of Gurudev’s seemingly contradictory notions of individual freedom, universal love for humanity, and nationalism.

Product details

• Authors: Bindu Puri, Bindu (Bindu Puri Is Professor of Philosophy Puri, Puri Bindu
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032215624
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3221562-4
• No. of pages: 138
• Series: Peacemakers
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Political, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, Nationalism, PHILOSOPHY / Individual Philosophers, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Regional Studies, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Regional / International studies, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Indian sub-continent, Tagore;Peace Studies;Tagore on Peace