Myth of Sarvodaya

A Study of Vinoba's Concept

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

This book is a revised master's thesis submitted to Concordia University, which is a reprint of the 1984 edition. Divided into six chapters, this book addresses the issue of Sarvodaya raised by a prominent Indian freedom fighter, educator, activist, and the successor of Mahatma Gandhi, Vinoba Bhave. This publication reminds me of Bhave as a successful reformer. This book offers a critical study of Bhave's effort to bring about revolutionary changes in traditional property, polity, and family relations and thereby, establish economic equality and social justice in modern India. For this purpose, it is argued here, that Vinoba made extensive use of the familiar Hindu myths and metaphors. The present study, therefore, also evaluates his relative success as a mythmaker and a transmitter of his cherished ideals and concepts through the medium of myths to his intended audiences.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-11-30
Mått:150 x 230 x undefined mm
Vikt:400 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:112
Förlag:Manohar Publishers and Distributors
ISBN:9788119953653

Utforska kategorier

Pedagogik: historia inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

Shrinivas Tilak studied master's degree at the Department of Religion, Concordia University, Montreal, and specialized in the study of Acharya Vinoba Bhave's movement for Satyagraha. He completed his PhD degree from McGill University. Presently, he is an independent research scholar interested in Indology and Hindu Studies. He has published several books such as Religion and Aging in the Indian Tradition, Understanding Karma: In Light of Paul Ricoeur's Philosophical Anthropology and Hermeneutics, and Reawakening to a Secular Hindu Nation.

Innehållsförteckning

ChapterI Sarvodaya: Genesis and Development Introduction 1II The Myth and Ideology of SarvodayaThe Scope of the Present Study 13Of Myths and Men 16Samaya-Yoga: The Ideology Basis of Sarvodaya 18III The Myths of Bhoodana – YajnaIntroduction 29Dana-Yajna in Hindu Tradition 30The Mechanism of Land Transfer 38From Bhoodana to Gramdana 40The Myth of Bhoodana-Yajna: An Appraisal 44IV The Myth of Gram-svarajIntroduction 50The Dramic Mode of Village Organisaation 51The Panchayati-raj in Modern India 52The Ideal Gram-svaraj 60The Myth of Gram-svaraj: An Appraisal 67V The Myth of SaktiIntroduction 70The Model of Brahmacharini 73The Model of Griha-devata 76Brahmacharya as a Means of Population Control 79The Model of Gram-devata 82The Myth of Sakti: An Appraisal 85VI Conclusion 87Bibliography 97