[New post] Isabel Wilkerson’s World-Historical Theory of Race and Caste | The New Yorker – The Gurdjieff Con

nemonemini posted: "This is a key text which I put first up at the Gurdjieff Con where the issue has a new age/occult/hindu dimension. I have one criticism: the world of Gandhis is not quite what we think: the world of the Gita as 'Hindu Bible', and Gandhi's object of devot" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 1848+: The End(s) of History Isabel Wilkerson's World-Historical Theory of Race and Caste | The New Yorker – The Gurdjieff Con by nemonemini This is a key text which I put first up at the Gurdjieff Con where the issue has a new age/occult/hindu dimension. I have one criticism: the world of Gandhis is not quite what we think: the world of the Gita as 'Hindu Bible', and Gandhi's object of devotion is not about liberal democracy, freedom, equality and the rejection of caste. Gandhi as Arjuna seems oblivious to the Gita's preposterous status as a sacred book. By comparing white supremacy in the U.S. to the caste system in India, her new book at once illuminates and collapses a complex history. Source: Isabel Wilkerson's World-Historical Theory of Race a… Source: Isabel Wilkerson's World-Historical Theory of Race and Caste | The New Yorker – The Gurdjieff Con nemonemini | October 31, 2021 at 3:39 pm | Tags: caste, isabel wilkerson, race | Categories: racism | URL: https://wp.me/p6em0M-e0G Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 1848+: The End(s) of History. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://redfortyeight.com/2021/10/31/isabel-wilkersons-world-historical-theory-of-race-and-caste-the-new-yorker-the-gurdjieff-con/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com