From Gandhi to Deendayal: contradictions of conservative Hindu tendencies in Indian environmental thinking

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Autor(a) principal: Krejčík, Jiří
Data de Publicação: 2019
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. Online)
Texto Completo: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/civitas/article/view/31973
Resumo: This article examines the traditionalist and conservative trends in the environmental thinking in India, especially in the works of M. K. Gandhi and Deendayal Upadhyay. Special attention is paid to the latter’s concept of integral humanism, which has recently become a widely discussed idea in the Indian public discourse. Exploring their ideological bases, Gandhian spiritual radicalism and Deendayal’s integral humanism are placed into the broader trend of the Indian nationalist and environmentalist thinking, showing the possible convergence of ecology and social conservatism. Analyzing the implications of the authoritarian and non-egalitarian tendencies in the society, it shows how the Indian environmentalist movements drawing on Brahminical traditions and Gandhian thinking become prone to be hijacked by the Hindu nationalism.
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spelling From Gandhi to Deendayal: contradictions of conservative Hindu tendencies in Indian environmental thinkingDe Gandhi a Deendayal: contradicciones en las tendencias conservadoras hindúes en el pensamiento ecológico de la IndiaFrom Gandhi to Deendayal: contradictions of conservative Hindu tendencies in Indian environmental thinkingIndia. Environmentalism. Traditionalism. Hinduism. Hindu nationalism. Integral humanism.India. Ambientalismo. Tradicionalismo. Hinduismo. El nacionalismo hindú. Humanismo integral.India. Environmentalism. Traditionalism. Hinduism. Hindu nationalism. Integral humanism.This article examines the traditionalist and conservative trends in the environmental thinking in India, especially in the works of M. K. Gandhi and Deendayal Upadhyay. Special attention is paid to the latter’s concept of integral humanism, which has recently become a widely discussed idea in the Indian public discourse. Exploring their ideological bases, Gandhian spiritual radicalism and Deendayal’s integral humanism are placed into the broader trend of the Indian nationalist and environmentalist thinking, showing the possible convergence of ecology and social conservatism. Analyzing the implications of the authoritarian and non-egalitarian tendencies in the society, it shows how the Indian environmentalist movements drawing on Brahminical traditions and Gandhian thinking become prone to be hijacked by the Hindu nationalism.Este artículo examina las tendencias tradicionalistas y conservadoras en el pensamiento ambiental en la India, especialmente en las obras de M. K. Gandhi y Deendayal Upadhyay. Se presta especial atención al concepto de humanismo integral de este último, que recientemente se ha convertido en una idea ampliamente discutida en el discurso público en India. Al explorar sus bases ideológicas, el radicalismo espiritual gandhiano y el humanismo integral de Deendayal se ubican en la tendencia más amplia del pensamiento nacionalista y ambientalista de aquél país, mostrando la posible convergencia de la ecología y el conservadurismo social. Al analizar las implicaciones de las tendencias autoritarias y no igualitarias en la sociedad, muestra cómo los movimientos ecologistas hindúes que se basan en las tradiciones brahmínicas y el pensamiento gandhiano son propensos a ser secuestrados por el nacionalismo hindú.This article examines the traditionalist and conservative trends in the environmental thinking in India, especially in the works of M. K. Gandhi and Deendayal Upadhyay. Special attention is paid to the latter’s concept of integral humanism, which has recently become a widely discussed idea in the Indian public discourse. Exploring their ideological bases, Gandhian spiritual radicalism and Deendayal’s integral humanism are placed into the broader trend of the Indian nationalist and environmentalist thinking, showing the possible convergence of ecology and social conservatism. Analyzing the implications of the authoritarian and non-egalitarian tendencies in the society, it shows how the Indian environmentalist movements drawing on Brahminical traditions and Gandhian thinking become prone to be hijacked by the Hindu nationalism. *** De Gandhi a Deendayal: contradições nas tendências conservadoras hindus no pensamento ecológico indiano ***Este artigo examina as tendências tradicionalistas e conservadoras no pensamento ambiental na Índia, especialmente nos trabalhos de M. K. Gandhi e Deendayal Upadhyay. Uma atenção especial é dada ao conceito de humanismo integral, desse último autor, que recentemente se tornou uma ideia amplamente discutida no discurso público indiano. Explorando suas bases ideológicas, o radicalismo espiritual de Gandhi e o humanismo integral de Deendayal são colocados na tendência mais ampla do pensamento nacionalista e ambientalista indiano, mostrando a possível convergência da ecologia e do conservadorismo social. Analisando as implicações das tendências autoritárias e não-igualitárias na sociedade, isso mostra como os movimentos ambientalistas indianos, baseando-se nas tradições bramânicas e no pensamento de Gandhi, tendem a ser sequestrados pelo nacionalismo hindu.Palavras-chave: Índia. Ambientalismo. Tradicionalismo. Hinduísmo. Nacionalismo hindu. Humanismo integral.Editora da Pucrs - ediPUCRS2019-08-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/civitas/article/view/3197310.15448/1984-7289.2019.2.31973Civitas: journal of Social Sciences; Vol. 19 No. 2 (2019): Sustainable development? Social and environmental conflicts; 374-390Civitas: revista de Ciências Sociais; Vol. 19 Núm. 2 (2019): ¿Desarrollo sostenible? Conflictos sociales y ambientales; 374-390Civitas: revista de Ciências Sociais; v. 19 n. 2 (2019): Desenvolvimento sustentável? Conflitos sociais e ambientais; 374-3901984-72891519-608910.15448/1984-7289.2019.2reponame:Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv From Gandhi to Deendayal: contradictions of conservative Hindu tendencies in Indian environmental thinking
De Gandhi a Deendayal: contradicciones en las tendencias conservadoras hindúes en el pensamiento ecológico de la India
From Gandhi to Deendayal: contradictions of conservative Hindu tendencies in Indian environmental thinking
title From Gandhi to Deendayal: contradictions of conservative Hindu tendencies in Indian environmental thinking
spellingShingle From Gandhi to Deendayal: contradictions of conservative Hindu tendencies in Indian environmental thinking
Krejčík, Jiří
India. Environmentalism. Traditionalism. Hinduism. Hindu nationalism. Integral humanism.
India. Ambientalismo. Tradicionalismo. Hinduismo. El nacionalismo hindú. Humanismo integral.
India. Environmentalism. Traditionalism. Hinduism. Hindu nationalism. Integral humanism.
title_short From Gandhi to Deendayal: contradictions of conservative Hindu tendencies in Indian environmental thinking
title_full From Gandhi to Deendayal: contradictions of conservative Hindu tendencies in Indian environmental thinking
title_fullStr From Gandhi to Deendayal: contradictions of conservative Hindu tendencies in Indian environmental thinking
title_full_unstemmed From Gandhi to Deendayal: contradictions of conservative Hindu tendencies in Indian environmental thinking
title_sort From Gandhi to Deendayal: contradictions of conservative Hindu tendencies in Indian environmental thinking
author Krejčík, Jiří
author_facet Krejčík, Jiří
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv India. Environmentalism. Traditionalism. Hinduism. Hindu nationalism. Integral humanism.
India. Ambientalismo. Tradicionalismo. Hinduismo. El nacionalismo hindú. Humanismo integral.
India. Environmentalism. Traditionalism. Hinduism. Hindu nationalism. Integral humanism.
topic India. Environmentalism. Traditionalism. Hinduism. Hindu nationalism. Integral humanism.
India. Ambientalismo. Tradicionalismo. Hinduismo. El nacionalismo hindú. Humanismo integral.
India. Environmentalism. Traditionalism. Hinduism. Hindu nationalism. Integral humanism.
description This article examines the traditionalist and conservative trends in the environmental thinking in India, especially in the works of M. K. Gandhi and Deendayal Upadhyay. Special attention is paid to the latter’s concept of integral humanism, which has recently become a widely discussed idea in the Indian public discourse. Exploring their ideological bases, Gandhian spiritual radicalism and Deendayal’s integral humanism are placed into the broader trend of the Indian nationalist and environmentalist thinking, showing the possible convergence of ecology and social conservatism. Analyzing the implications of the authoritarian and non-egalitarian tendencies in the society, it shows how the Indian environmentalist movements drawing on Brahminical traditions and Gandhian thinking become prone to be hijacked by the Hindu nationalism.
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