Afghanistan und seine »vergessenen« Hindus
Discussions on religion in Afghanistan generally only focus on Islam or militant Islamic groups, thereby neglecting the fact that Hinduism was also practiced in Afghanistan through the course of history. From the first millennium CE archaeology provides statues and epigraphic materials related to Hi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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Diagonal-Verlag
2012
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Zeitschrift für Religionswissenschaft
Year: 2009, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 149-164 |
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| Summary: | Discussions on religion in Afghanistan generally only focus on Islam or militant Islamic groups, thereby neglecting the fact that Hinduism was also practiced in Afghanistan through the course of history. From the first millennium CE archaeology provides statues and epigraphic materials related to Hinduism, and Chinese sources provide further information about Indian religious thoughts in Afghanistan. Due to the spread of Islam, at the beginning of the second millennium Hinduism became extinct in that area. Starting during the 17th century, Indian migrants from the Northwest of the subcontinent arrived in Afghanistan, establishing Hindu communities which local Hindu traditions. During the 18th to the 21st centuries, Hindus lived in Afghanistan, but during most periods they were only at the margins of society. Also the constitution of the recent Islamic Republic of Afghanistan neglects the presence of Hindus in that country. |
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| ISSN: | 2194-508X |
| Contains: | In: Zeitschrift für Religionswissenschaft
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/zfr.2009.17.2.149 |