The limits of tolerance: Indian secularism and the politics of religious freedom

This text provides a critical history of the distinctive tradition of Indian secularism known as Tolerance. Examining debates surrounding the activities of the Arya Samaj - a Hindu reform organization regarded as the exemplar of intolerance - it finds that Tolerance functioned to disengage Indian se...

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Auteur principal: Adcock, C. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
Service de livraison Subito: Commander maintenant.
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Publié: Oxford Oxford University Press 2014
Dans:Année: 2014
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Britisch-Indien / Liberté religieuse / Laïcité / Néohindouisme / Āryā-Samāj
B Inde / Liberté religieuse / Laïcité
Sujets non-standardisés:B Toleration ; Religious aspects
B Religious tolerance ; India ; History
B Secularism India History
B Secularism ; India ; History
B Toleration Religious aspects
B Religious Tolerance India History
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Volltext (Verlag)
Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:This text provides a critical history of the distinctive tradition of Indian secularism known as Tolerance. Examining debates surrounding the activities of the Arya Samaj - a Hindu reform organization regarded as the exemplar of intolerance - it finds that Tolerance functioned to disengage Indian secularism from the politics of caste.
ISBN:0199346410
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199995431.001.0001