Deceptive Majority: Dalits, Hinduism, and Underground Religion

In some ways, Deceptive Majority is a book within a book, with each chapter bearing internal linkages to different sections, in addition to the immediate chronology of the discussion plan. This permeability across sections and chapters is perhaps the book’s most unique feature, producing it as metap...

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Main Author: Dandekar, Deepra (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. 2022
In: Nidān
Year: 2022, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 106-112
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