Violence Denied

Violence, Non-Violence and the Rationalization of Violence in South Asian Cultural History

Karel R Van Kooij editor Jan EM Houben editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Manohar Publishers and Distributors

Published:15th Jul '25

£83.99

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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 ‘nonviolence’.

ISBN: 9789360807528

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408 pages