Introduction to Nonviolence

Ramin Jahanbegloo is an Associate Professor at York University, Canada. He is the recipient of the 2009 Peace Prize, awarded by the Association for the United Nations in Spain for his work promoting dialogue between cultures and his advocacy of non-violence. His publications include The Gandhian Moment (Harvard Press 2013) and Democracy in Iran (Palgrave 2013)

"Engaging in its depth and also its great width, this excellent text looks at the roots of potentially effective non-violence in a variety of religions and in a range of contemporary societies." - Rajmohan Gandhi, historian and former research professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

• 1. Introducing Nonviolence2. Non-Violence in Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism3. Christianity and Nonviolence4. Islam and Nonviolence5. Philosophical Foundations of Nonviolence6. Gandhi and Nonviolence7. Pragmatic Nonviolence8. Critiques of Nonviolence9. Nonviolence in Twentieth Century10. Nonviolence in Twenty-First CenturyConclusion: Democracy and Nonviolence.