The Religious, the Spiritual, and the Secular: Auroville and Secular IndiaThe Religious, the Spiritual, and the Secular presents an account of Auroville, a city in contemporary southeast India, and the vision of founder and well-known guru Sri Aurobindo. Auroville's eventual takeover and the promotion of its goals by the Indian government leads to a thought-provoking discussion of the meaning of "secularism" in India. |
Contents
A Yogi a City and a Secular State | 1 |
Sri Aurobindo and the Religion of the Integral Yoga Community | 18 |
Auroville as the Mothers Vision | 36 |
Auroville from the Mothers to the Governments Control | 55 |
Auroville and the Secular State in Parliament | 77 |
Auroville in Terms of Indias and UNESCOs Mutual Goals | 96 |
Auroville in the Courts Opinion | 112 |
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The Religious Spiritual, and the Secular: Auroville and Secular India Robert N. Minor Limited preview - 1998 |
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