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Psychological Reflections On Mahatma Gandhi And The Future Of Satyagraha, Charles B. Strozier
Psychological Reflections On Mahatma Gandhi And The Future Of Satyagraha, Charles B. Strozier
New England Journal of Public Policy
The article examines the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi from a psychological perspective. Special attention is given to the psychoanalytic study of Gandhi by Erik Erikson, Gandhi’s Truth, in 1969. The author notes his personal connection with Erikson’s book, which profoundly influenced his thinking (and life). The article alternates between a close psychological reading of Erikson’s book and Gandhi’s My Experiments with Truth. The larger point of the article is to reflect on the future of satyagraha or nonviolence. Gandhi’s own meanings of satyagraha are often difficult for many to accept, given the psychological violence that infected his form …