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Writing a love letter to your (perceived) enemy: Thích Nhất Hạnh and the rhetoric of nonviolence
- Source :
- Essachess, Vol 10, Iss 19, Pp 73-90 (2017), ESSACHESS-Journal for Communication Studies
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Etudes Scientifiques Spécialisées Appliquées aux Communications Humaines, Economiques, Sociales et Symboliques, 2017.
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Abstract
- Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist Thích Nhất Hạnh has been a leading figure in the promotion of nonviolent practice throughout the world. We examine his concept of engaged Buddhism, theories of nonviolence, and intersections with rhetorical and communication studies. His approach takes nonviolence beyond the realm of refusing to use physical violence to the recognition that language itself can be violent. In order to understand this approach we detail the concepts of interbeing, loving speech, and deep listening. We examine the role of love in Nhất Hạnh’s theory of nonviolence, comparing it with approaches taken by Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. Examples are given from many of Nhất Hạnh’s speeches and writings with particular attention paid to a love letter he wrote to US President George W. Bush during the Iraq War. Thích Nhất Hạnh offers the practice of writing a love letter to one’s perceived enemy as a means to persuade for a turn to nonviolence.
- Subjects :
- nonviolence
peace
rhetoric
Gewaltlosigkeit
Interpersonal Communication
conflict theory
ddc:070
non-violence
interbeing
Frieden
Buddhism
Rhetorik
Thích Nhất Hạnh
Mahatma Gandhi
Martin Luther King Jr
Gandhi, Mahatma
Luther King Jr., Martin
News media, journalism, publishing
kognitive Faktoren
Konflikttheorie
Communication. Mass media
Gewaltverzicht
non-aggression
P87-96
interpersonelle Kommunikation
Vietnam
Publizistische Medien, Journalismus,Verlagswesen
cognitive factors
Buddhismus
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20665083
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 19
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Essachess
- Accession number :
- edsair.dedup.wf.001..a4650a99913836662da9995933dadd34