Gandhi's global legacy : moral methods and modern challenges / edited by Veena R. Howard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Howard, Veena R., editor.

Series:

Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonviolence.

India--Social conditions--20th century.

India.

Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948.

Gandhi, Mahatma.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (373 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2022]

Summary:

This interdisciplinary collection brings Gandhi's ideas into conversation with issues seldom discussed in Gandhi studies. The contributors engage with cross-cultural and cross-historical time periods, contributing in important ways to the ever-expanding field of Gandhi studies.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Editor's Note

Introduction

Gandhi: His Legacy as a Moral Exemplar and a Trademark

Gandhi: A Moral Exemplar

"Gandhi": A Trademark, an Idea of Nonviolent Struggle

Gandhi: A Legacy of Awakening the Force of Nonviolence

Gandhi's Redefining of Ahiṃsā: Nonviolent Action

American Thinkers' Refining and Strategizing the Power of Nonviolence

Nonviolence Goes Global: New Directions in Research and Mobilizations

Gandhi's Vision of Sarvodaya: Moral Lessons and Modern Challenges

Human Dignity: Equal Treatment, Pluralism, and Communal Harmony

Economic Justice: Building Capacity, Self-respect, and Sustainability

Health Care: Physical, Mental, and Moral Health

Dissent and Dialogue: Engaging with Critics and Constructive Compromise

Conclusion

Overview of the Volume

Part 1: Gandhi's Legacy: Lessons of Nonviolence as the "Creative Force of the Universe"

Part 2: Gandhi's Legacy: Lessons in Gender Issues, Pacifism, and International Relations

Part 3: Gandhi's Legacy: Lesson in Health &amp

Healing, Pluralism, and Public Memory of Gandhi's Communes

Part 4: Gandhi's Legacy: Lessons in Religious Diversity, Religious Dialectics, and Religion in Public life

Part 5: Gandhi's Legacy: Critical Reflections and Constructive Advancement of Gandhi's Moral Methods

Notes

Bibliography

Part I: Gandhi's Legacy

Chapter 1: Mohandas Gandhi: A Challenge to America

Introduction: The Biased Nature of Stories in American History Books

My Encounter with Gandhi

Gandhi's Nonviolence as a Science of Social Change

Western Forces of Exploitations and Perils of our Planet

Gandhi: A Challenge to the Forces of Exploitation

Understanding Gandhian Nonviolence for Coexistence

Bibliography.

Chapter 2: Gandhi's Century

The Unprecedented Diffusion of Civil Resistance in the Twentieth Century

How Civil Resistance Has Spread

Recovering Two Core Tenants of Gandhian Strategy

Chapter 3: The Moral, Philosophical, and Spiritual Basis of Gandhi's Transformative Nonviolence

Approaches to Gandhi's Transformative Nonviolence: Misinterpretations and Irrelevance

Gandhi's Approach to Philosophy

Gandhi and His Philosophy of Satya, Truth, and Reality

Characteristics of Gandhi's Approach to His Philosophy of Ahimsa: Violence and Nonviolence

Gandhi's Philosophy of Absolute Nonviolence, Relative Violence, and Relative Nonviolence

Gandhi's Philosophy of Nonviolence: The Ontological Basis of the Consistency of Means and Ends

Concluding Observations on the Gandhian Philosophy of Nonviolence: Dramatic Claims, Questions, Issues, and Greatest Relevance Today

Part II: Gandhi's Legacy

Chapter 4: Gandhi's Encounter with the British Suffrage Movement: Lessons Learned

Gandhi and the British Suffragettes

Indian Women's Contributions to Satyagraha

Chapter 5: Was Gandhi a Pacifist?: Decolonizing Pacifism While Unpacking the Social Ontology of Nonviolence

Pacifism and Eurocentrism

The Unity of Theory and Practice

Sovereignty and Militarism

Social Ontology

Chapter 6: A Gandhian Approach to International Relations

Gandhi's Global Legacy and IR

Gandhi and IR: An Uneasy Relationship?

The Missing Dialogue

Part III: Gandhi's Legacy

Chapter 7: Prophylactic and Physic: Mahatma Gandhi's Unique Contribution to Healing Aids and Arts

Father of the Nation as the Father of Public Health.

Guide to Health and Key to Health: A Synoptic and Critical Comparison

Gandhi as Idiopath: Offering Spiritual Solutions for Bodily Ailments

Appendix

Table of Contents for Guide to Health

Part I: General

Part II: Some Simple Treatments

Table of Contents for Key to Health

Part I

Part II

Chapter 8: "The Doctrine of the Manyness of Reality": Developing a Gandhian Philosophy of Religious Pluralism

Mahatma Gandhi on Religious Plurality

The Non-Systematic Pluralism of the Karma-Yogi

Gandhi: The Anekāntavādi

The Jain Philosophy of Relativity and Its Influence on Gandhi

Anekāntavāda as a Philosophy of Religious Pluralism

The Point of Systematic Philosophy

Chapter 9: Living Like Gandhi: The Lessons and Legacy of Gandhi's Intentional Communities

Phoenix Settlement

Sabarmati Ashram

Sevagram Ashram

Part IV: Gandhi's Legacy

Chapter 10: Gandhi in Conversation with Contemporary Islam: Peace, Pluralism, and Change

The Challenge of Modernity

Taha Abderrahmane's Revivalist Modernism

Mohammed Arkoun's Reconstructionist Modernism

Gandhi's Perspective in Conversation with Abderrahmane's Revivalism and Arkoun's Reconstructionism

Chapter 11: Gandhi's Nonviolence: Convergence or Divergence of Jain Values?

Foundations of Gandhi's Nonviolence

Ahmisa (Nonviolence): The Central Jain Doctrine and Practice

Gandhian Nonviolence: Universal Love for All Creation

Incident One: Killing of 60 Rabid Dogs

Incident Two: The Fiery Ordeal

Incident Three: The Wounding of a Few Monkeys

Convergence and Divergence: Gandhi's Ahimsa (Nonviolence) and Jain Ahimsa (Non‑violence)

Chapter 12: Religion and Public Life: Some Gandhian Considerations.

Defining Key Terms

Proponents, Critics, and a Shared Starting Point

Gandhi's Reverence for Public Religion

The Takeaways of Gandhi's Affirmation of Religious Truth for Liberalism

Connections between Reason, Truth, and Nonviolence

The Need Gandhi Sees for the Public Affirmation of Religion

Problems Considered

Part V: Gandhi's Legacy

Chapter 13: Paradoxes and Ambivalent Pacifisms: Mulk Raj Anand and His Two Gandhis

The Two Gandhis

The Legacy of Ambivalence

Chapter 14: "Do Not Let Your Anger Die": King and Gandhi on Anger, Hatred, and Nonviolence

"Do Not Let Your Anger Die"

Nonviolence on Trial

Heschel on Two Types of Anger

Anger and Hatred

Chapter 15: Vinoba's Sarvodaya: A Gandhian Example of Radical Inclusion

Vinoba Bhave and Sarvodaya

Bhoodan Yajñā: A Movement of Land-Gift for the Flourishing of All

Bhooda Yajñā: Its Philosophy and Principles

Application of Sarvodaya Principles

Chapter 16: Gandhi, Global Exemplar: The Promise of Satyagraha and His Constructive Program

A Brief History of Nonviolent Struggle and Gandhi's Early Experiments

Tutorials from International News Accounts

Development of Satyagraha in South Africa

Gandhi's Constructive Program

The Constructive Program and Select Modern Nonviolent Struggles

The Constructive Program Applied in the United States

The Constructive Program Applied in Colombia, South America

Undermining South Africa's Apartheid Regime: The Enduring Legacy of Gandhi

The Middle East: Palestinian Alternative Institutions under Military Occupation

The Constructive Program and Women as Agents of Social Change

Conclusion: Gandhi's Global Impact

Afterword

Index.

About the Contributors.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-7936-4037-8