RELIGIOUS IDENTITIES AND THE CONTESTING CIVILIZATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY INDIA

Independent India, after throwing off the yoke of almost a century of British colonial rule, was faced with the dilemma of determining what direction the country would take; what kinds of sacrifices would be required from its citizens; and what sort of political, social and economic transformations...

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Main Author: Omar, Douglas L. Berger & Irfan A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dharmaram College 2004
In: Journal of Dharma
Year: 2004, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 95-106
Further subjects:B Dialectic of the Current Crises
B Agony of Being Incoherent
B Nature of the Agony
B Indian Frameworks of Meaning
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