Comparing Clementines and Satsumas: Looking at Religion in Indian Schools from a Nordic Perspective
It is sometimes claimed that there is no religious education in the general Indian school system. there are reasons to suggest that matters are more complex than that. Combining the two fields of religious and comparative educational studies, this article shows that there are themes in Indian syllab...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox
2015
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| In: |
Religions of South Asia
Year: 2015, Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 332–355 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ School
/ Curriculum
/ Religion
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| IxTheo Classification: | AH Religious education KBM Asia ZF Education |
| Further subjects: | B
Indian education
B Comparative Religious Education B Sweden B Education B Religious Education B Comparative education B India |
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| Summary: | It is sometimes claimed that there is no religious education in the general Indian school system. there are reasons to suggest that matters are more complex than that. Combining the two fields of religious and comparative educational studies, this article shows that there are themes in Indian syllabuses and teaching materials that involve religious content. empirical data include the Indian National Policy of education, the National Curriculum Framework and syllabuses, as well as syllabuses and textbooks from a particular school board (CISCe). |
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| ISSN: | 1751-2697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religions of South Asia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/rosa.v9i3.27907 |