Gandhi and the World of the Hebrew Bible: The Case of Daniel as Satyagrahi

Among the biblical characters used as examples in developing and explaining satyagraha, Daniel is the most important after Jesus. In Gandhi’s speeches and writings from 1909 to 1946, Daniel served as the ideal satyagrahi both in South Africa and in India. Over time, Daniel received company in the ga...

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Main Author: Noort, Edward 1944- (Author)
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Published: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 9
Further subjects:B apocalypses
B Gandhi
B Socrates
B Nonviolence
B Hebrew Bible / Old Testament
B Hermeneutics
B Daniel
B Satyagraha
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