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OverviewAuroville in Tamil Nadu, South India, is an internationally recognised endeavour in prefiguring an alternative society: the largest, most diverse, dynamic and enduring of intentional communities worldwide. This book is a critical and insightful analysis of the utopian practice of this unique spiritual township, by a native scholar. The author explores how Auroville’s founding spiritual and societal ideals are engaged in its communal political and economic organisation, as well as various cultural practices and what enables and sustains this prefiguratively utopian practice. This in-depth, autoethnographic case-study is an important resource for understanding prefigurative and utopian experiments — their challenges, potentialities, and significance for the advancement of human society. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Suryamayi Aswini Clarence-Smith (Sri Aurobindo Institute of International Educational Research)Publisher: Bristol University Press Imprint: Bristol University Press ISBN: 9781529230789ISBN 10: 1529230780 Pages: 202 Publication Date: 21 September 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationSuryamayi Aswini Clarence-Smith is a scholar, activist and educator based in Auroville, India, the largest intentional community in the world, where she is affiliated with the Sri Aurobindo Institute of International Educational Research. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |