Hinduism and the ethics of warfare in South Asia : from antiquity to the present / Kaushik Roy.
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TextPublication details: New Delhi: Cambridge, 2012ISBN: 9781107017368 (hardback)Subject(s): Military art and science -- India -- Philosophy -- History | Military ethics -- India -- History | Hindu ethics -- India -- History | RELIGION / EthicsDDC classification: 172.420954 Other classification: REL028000 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-282) and index.
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Religious ethic and the philosophy of warfare in vedic and epic India: 1500 BCE-400 BCE; 2. Buddhism, Jainism, and Asoka's Ahimsa; 3. Kautilya's Kutayaddha: 300 BCE-300 CE; 4. Dharmayuddha and Kutahuddha from the Common Era to the advent of the Turks; 5. Hindu militarism under Islamic Rule: 900 CE-1800 CE; 6. Hindu militarism and anti-militarism in British India: 1750-1947; 7. Hindu military ethos and strategic thought in post-colonial India; Conclusion.
"This book traces the evolution of Hindu theories of warfare in India from the dawn of civilization"--
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