Parabola

Parabola 27:4

War

T , ISBN Pb 27:4 / 978Pb 27:4, Parabola

• "Inviolate Action" by Glen Kezwer - The Gita and Gandhi’s use of nonviolence
  
• "The Sanctity of the Battlefield" by Rama P. Coomaraswamy - War as an inner symbol
  
• "Fierce Music" by Madronna Holden - Recognizing the real enemy
  
• "Between Tigers and Crocodiles" - An interview with Arn Chorn-Pond
  
• "Can War Be Stopped?" by David Appelbaum - The question of right effort
  
• "The Costs of Fighting" by Joseph Bruchac - Native American attitudes toward war
  
• POINT OF VIEW: "Among the Quadi, on the River Gran" by Roger Lipsey and Bruce Probst
  
• "We Are Mad" Photos by David Burnett
  
• "Wherein Lies Your Strength?" by Mordechai Beck - Samson’s irrational battles
  
• "Waging Prayer" by Ronald Bullis - The order of Knights Templar
  
• "Justice to the Enemy" by Seyyed Hossein Nasr - An Islamic view on waging war
  
• "Heaven’s Executioner" by Kum-Hoon Ng - The Mozi’s wisdom of military defense
  
• "The Guns of August" by Frederick Franck - A personal recolection of the First World War
  
• "Art That Comes From War" by William A. McIntosh - Creativity and war

• "The Gods Take Sides" / Greek, from the Iliad
  
• "The Bird Who Fought War" / Hindu - retold by Kamla Kapur
  
• "Esarhaddon, King of Assyria" / Assyrian - retold by Leo Tolstoy
  
• "The Cattle Raid" / Celtic - retold by Josepha Sherman
  

  ---

  ---

  Parabola is published quarterly by the Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition. Each issue includes: * Original articles and interviews on mythology, spiritual practice, religious tradition, literature, popular culture, science, and the arts * Retellings of traditional stories, myths, and fairy tales * Book reviews * Comments on contemporary film, theater, music, art, and events * Artwork ranging from the traditional to the contemporary

  (Daimon distributes Parabola only outside America.
  On the American continent please order directly from: www.parabola.org.)