Six theses on the question of religion and politics in India today

According to the author, the questions of religion in India and its relation to secularism and politics have essentially been viewed within the dominant western mould. In this paper he attempts to take a different approach to these issues. Miller thinks that there is no such thing as religion. Hindu...

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Auteur principal: Miller, D. (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: 1987
Dans: Economic & political weekly
Année: 1987, Volume: 22, Numéro: 30, Pages: PE57-PE63
Sujets non-standardisés:B Inde
B Inde Religion Hindouisme Politique Sécularisation Histoire culturelle
B Politique
B Religion
B Histoire
B Hindouisme
B Sécularisation
B Culture
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Résumé:According to the author, the questions of religion in India and its relation to secularism and politics have essentially been viewed within the dominant western mould. In this paper he attempts to take a different approach to these issues. Miller thinks that there is no such thing as religion. Hinduism as complex ways of life, as the entire cultures by which the majority of Indians live and perceive their lives. (DÜI-Sen)
ISSN:0012-9976
Contient:In: Economic & political weekly