Woiwode, C (2013) 'Transcendence and spirituality: human needs and the practices of the Indian Svadhyaya Movement.' Journal of Developing Societies, 29 (3). pp. 233-257.
Abstract
In this article the significance of spirituality in human development is discussed using the “Svadhyaya movement” as a case study in urban India. As the principles of the movement are grounded in a modern revision of classical Hindu philosophy emphasizing personal development and self-realization, it challenges the Western paradigm of materialism as an inevitable first stage of development. The findings of this case are contextualized by drawing attention to emerging neo-integrative approaches in “the West” that attempt to bridge the schism of spirituality/religion and the sciences. Finally, I explore the implications this may have in the related praxis fields of urban planning and international development.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Svadhyaya, India, spirituality, urban development, international development, neo-integrative paradigm |
| Divisions: | School of Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Mar 2018 15:48 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Aug 2021 09:48 |
| ISSN: | 0169-796X |
| URI / Page ID: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/10482 |
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