Interventionist Secularism: A Comparative Analysis of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (1923-1928) and the Indian Constituent Assembly (1946-1949) Debates

The debates in the Turkish Grand National Assembly (1923-1928) and the Indian Constituent Assembly (1946-1949) inscribed the secular infrastructures of these states into law. A close examination of these debates shows that while the separation of religion and state was an important aspect of Turkish...

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Main Author: Aysel, Madra (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2015]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 54, Issue: 2, Pages: 222-241
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Turkey, Büyük Millet Meclisi / History 1923-1928 / India, Constitutional convention / History 1946-1949 / Secularism / State / Intervention / Islam / Hinduism
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BJ Islam
BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
KBL Near East and North Africa
KBM Asia
TK Recent history
Further subjects:B Turkey
B state regulation of religion
B parliamentary debates
B Secularism
B India
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