Viral Fundamentals: Riding the Corona Waves in India
In the last few decades, we have seen a steady rise in Hindu nationalism in India, culminating in a Hindu nationalist government in 2014. The BJP won again and expanded its majority in 2019. Then COVID-19 hit! This essay explores the national and body politic in India during COVID-19. It argues that...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2021]
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Religion compass
Year: 2021, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-9 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Hinduism
/ Fundamentalism
/ COVID-19 (Disease)
/ Pandemic
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IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia |
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Summary: | In the last few decades, we have seen a steady rise in Hindu nationalism in India, culminating in a Hindu nationalist government in 2014. The BJP won again and expanded its majority in 2019. Then COVID-19 hit! This essay explores the national and body politic in India during COVID-19. It argues that Hindu nationalism has been mobilized and strengthened during the pandemic. |
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ISSN: | 1749-8171 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion compass
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12386 |