Faith-based organizations and religious nationalism

Faith-based organizations that are rooted in India's diverse faiths give shape to their roles in an operational space shaped by the Hindu nationalist government. This paper, based on interviews with 34 FBOs, compares how FBOs rooted in five different faith traditions perceive that operational s...

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VerfasserInnen: Deo, Nandini 1979- (Verfasst von) ; Rajeshwari, B. (Verfasst von) ; Naz, Farhat (Verfasst von) ; Wessel, Margit van 1968- (Verfasst von) ; Pahwa, Sumita (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2025
In: Politics and religion
Jahr: 2025, Band: 18, Heft: 2, Seiten: 279-301
weitere Schlagwörter:B Advocacy
B Religious Nationalism
B faith-based organizations
B Service
B India
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Zusammenfassung:Faith-based organizations that are rooted in India's diverse faiths give shape to their roles in an operational space shaped by the Hindu nationalist government. This paper, based on interviews with 34 FBOs, compares how FBOs rooted in five different faith traditions perceive that operational space, and how they relate to the state based on their perceptions of these conditions. One key finding is that there are important similarities in these FBOs' perceptions and ways of responding. Another key finding is that ways of understanding and responses vary in ways that can be explained at least partly by the differentiated position of diverse faith communities in Indian society itself and the specific challenges faced by members of each faith tradition. That is, the specific context of marginalization or promotion of a religious community by the state positions FBOs to advance their objectives through collaboration, confrontation, or by keeping distant from state agencies.
ISSN:1755-0491
Enthält:Enthalten in: Politics and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S1755048325000057