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Anthony Parel affords an entirely new perspective on the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi. He explores how Gandhi connected the spiritual with the temporal. As Parel points out being more things than one is a good description of Gandhi, and with these words in mind, he shows how Gandhi, drawing on the time-honored Indian theory of the purusharthas or the aims of life, fitted his ethical, political, aesthetic and religious ideas together. In this way, Gandhi challenged the notion which prevailed in Indian society that a rift existed between the secular and the spiritual, the political and the contemplative life. Parel's revealing and insightful book shows how far-reaching were the effects of Gandhi's practical philosophy on Indian thought generally, and how these have survived into the present.

Author

Parel, Anthony J.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press : [distributor] Cambridge University Press : [distributor] Cambridge University Press : [distributor] Cambridge University Press : [distributor] Cambridge University Press (South Africa) : [distributor] Cambridge University Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521050159

Subjects

History, Philosophy, Humanities

Rating

4 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13