Concept information
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conceptual issues in multicultural psychology
intergroup relations
justice
justice (political theory)
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conceptual issues in multicultural psychology
intergroup relations
justice
justice (political theory)
Preferred term
nonviolence
Definition
- Nonviolence has its roots in almost every religion in the world: Jainism, whose chief precept is ahimsa (non-harm); Judaism, which commands one to pursue peace; Christianity, whose three peace churches—the Society of Friends, the Mennonites, and the Church of the Brethren—have been witnesses to nonviolence for hundreds of years; Islam, whose nonviolent exemplar Badshah Khan (1890–1988) was an inspiration to Mohandas Gandhi (1869–1948); and Buddhism, one of whose most recent nonviolent exemplars is Thich Nhat Hanh (1926–). Nonviolence, however, is understood in various ways by various theorists: It is a way of living, a political strategy, and a moral or spiritual principle. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory; Nonviolence]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/nonviolence
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