Hinduism and the ethics of warfare in South Asia
Subtitle: from antiquity to the present
By: Kaushik Roy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781107017368
Subjects: Military art and science; RELIGION / Ethics; Military ethics; Philosophy; Hindu ethics; History
Description: "This book traces the evolution of Hindu theories of warfare in India from the dawn of civilization"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 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 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.