Program

Public Programs: Younger Scholars, 2/76 - 2/85

Period of Performance

5/1/1982 - 8/31/1982

Funding Totals

$2,180.00 (approved)
$2,180.00 (awarded)


An Historical Study of One Form of Non-Violent Protest

FAIN: GY-20571-82

Vinay Lal
UCLA; Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA 90024-4201)

To support an historical study of Hindu and Judeo-Christian views on the use offasting as a non-violent means of changing the social and political order. A scholarly manuscript and lectures will result.