| Violence Denied: Violence, Non-Violence and the Rationalization of Violence in South Asian Cultural History Contributor(s): Houben, Jan, Van Kooij, Karel |
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ISBN: 9004113444 ISBN-13: 9789004113442 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $263.15 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 1999 Annotation: In the course of millennia of dealing with problems of violence, South Asia has not only elaborated the ideal of total avoidance of violence in a unique manner, it also developed arguments justifying and rationalizing its employment under certain circumstances. Some of these arguments seemingly transform all sorts of 'violence' into 'non-violence'. Historical and cultural aspects of the tensions between violence and its denial and rationalization in South Asia are taken up in the contributions of this volume which deal with topics ranging from the origins of the concept of "ahi?s?, to the iconography and interpretation of a self-beheading goddess, and violent heroines in Ajqeya's Hindi short stories. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Social Science | Violence In Society - History | Asia - General |
| Dewey: 303.609 |
| LCCN: 99029169 |
| Series: Brill's Indological Library |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 6.34" W x 9.56" (1.87 lbs) 408 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the course of millennia of dealing with problems of violence, South Asia has not only elaborated the ideal of total avoidance of violence in a unique manner, it also developed arguments justifying and rationalizing its employment under certain circumstances. Some of these arguments seemingly transform all sorts of 'violence' into 'non-violence'. Historical and cultural aspects of the tensions between violence and its denial and rationalization in South Asia are taken up in the contributions of this volume which deal with topics ranging from the origins of the concept of ahiṃsā, to the iconography and interpretation of a self-beheading goddess, and violent heroines in Aj eya's Hindi short stories. |