Hinduism and the ethics of warfare in South Asia : from antiquity to the present /
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- 172/.420954 K167 H 102062
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170 T3657 M 102059 Mortal Questions / | 170.954 In283 E 102609 Ethics and Culture, Some Indian Reflections / | 170.954 In283 E 104273 Ethics and Culture: | 172/.420954 K167 H 102062 Hinduism and the ethics of warfare in South Asia : | 172.2 M58215 J 102475 Justice : | 172.4 G7471 V 109101 Voice your Choice: Ethics from epics | 174.907 P2127 M 102642 Media Ethics : |
This book challenges the view common among Western scholars that precolonial India lacked a tradition of military philosophy. It traces the evolution of theories of warfare in India from the dawn of civilization focusing on the debate between Dharmayuddha (Just War) and Kutayuddha (Unjust War) within Hindu philosophy. This debate centers around four questions: What is war? What justifies it? How should it be waged? And what are its potential repercussions? This body of literature provides evidence of the historical evolution of strategic thought in the Indian subcontinent that has heretofore been neglected by modern historians. Further it provides a counterpoint to scholarship in political science that engages solely with Western theories in its analysis of independent India's philosophy of warfare. Ultimately a better understanding of the legacy of ancient India's strategic theorizing will enable more accurate analysis of modern India's military and nuclear policies.
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 Kutayuddha: 300 BCE–300 CE; 4. Dharmayuddha and Kutayuddha from the Common Era till 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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