Hinduism and politics
The paper examines the role of 'Hinduism' in the course of socio-historical development in the Indian subcontinent, how there has been a gradual process of construction of a 'Hindu' community and one of rendering it increasingly militant. Yet, this militant Hindu ideology - of id...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1990
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| In: |
Economic & political weekly
Year: 1990, Volume: 25, Issue: 14, Pages: 723-729 |
| Further subjects: | B
India
Hinduism
Hindus
Nationalism
Internal policy
Religionsbezogene Ideologie
B Nationalism B Ideology B Religion B Hinduism B Hindus B Internal policy B India |
| Summary: | The paper examines the role of 'Hinduism' in the course of socio-historical development in the Indian subcontinent, how there has been a gradual process of construction of a 'Hindu' community and one of rendering it increasingly militant. Yet, this militant Hindu ideology - of identifying India as Hindu and Hinduism as nationalism - is merely getting more aggressive, but is not predominant in society. Its rise is also attributable to the political weakness of secular and socialist forces. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| ISSN: | 0012-9976 |
| Contains: | In: Economic & political weekly
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