Self-Development and Social Transformations? : The Vision and Practice of the Self-Study Mobilization of Swadhyaya

Giri, Ananta Kumar/ Appadurai, Arjun (FRW)

Lexington Books（2008/12発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 332 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780739111987
• DDC分類 307.14095475

Full Description

Self-development of individuals and societies is an epochal challenge now but surprisingly very little has been written about this in the vast field of development studies and social sciences. The present book is one of the first efforts in this field and explores in detail the dynamics of pursuit of self-development and the accompanying contradictions in the self-study mobilization called Swadhyaya. Giri is one of the pioneers in bringing self-development to the core of theory and ethnographic multiverse of humanities and development studies. This outstanding book will be of interest to scholars in anthropology, sociology, development studies, humanities, and students of life all around the world.

Contents

Chapter 1 Foreword by Arjun Appadurai
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 1. Understanding the Vision and Practice of Swadhyaya
Chapter 4 2. Active Devotion in Local Context: The Dynamics of Swadhyaya in Simar
Chapter 5 3. Understanding Expanding Universes and Experiments: The Dynamics of Swadhyaya in Veraval and Beyond
Chapter 6 4. From Matsyagandha to Ghar Mandir: The Work of Swadhyaya in Tribal Areas
Chapter 7 5. The Educational Dynamics of Swadhyaya
Chapter 8 6. Globalization of Swadhyaya
Chapter 9 7. Self-Development and Social Transformations? Swadhyaya and Beyond