TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jahanbegloo,Ramin
TI  - Introduction to nonviolence
SN  - 0230361307
AV  - HM1281 ..J33
U1  - 303.6 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Nonviolence
KW  - Peace
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Non-violence
KW  - Paix
KW  - Aspect religieux
KW  - Politics and Government
KW  - eflch
KW  - fast
KW  - Gewaltlosigkeit
KW  - gnd
KW  - Gewaltloser Widerstand
KW  - Politische Bewegung
KW  - Hinduismus
KW  - Jainismus
KW  - Buddhismus
KW  - Christentum
KW  - Islam
KW  - ukslc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Nonviolence in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism -- Christianity and nonviolence -- Islam and nonviolence -- Philosophical foundations of nonviolence -- Gandhi and nonviolence -- Pragmatic nonviolence -- Critiques of nonviolence -- Nonviolence in the twentieth century -- Nonviolence in the twenty-first century -- Conclusion: democracy and nonviolence
N2  - Non-violent movements, under figures like Gandhi and the Dalai Lama, led to some of the great social changes of the 20th century, and some argue it offers solutions for this century's problems. This book explores non-violence from its roots in diverse religious and philosophical traditions to its role in bringing social and political change today
ER  -