The Making of Indian Secularism : Empire, Law and Christianity, 1830-1960 /

A unique study of how a deeply religious country like India acquired the laws and policies of a secular state, highlighting the contradictory effects of British imperial policies, the complex role played by Indian Christians, and how this highly divided community shaped its own identity and debated...

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Main Author: Chatterjee, Nandini (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series.
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Summary:A unique study of how a deeply religious country like India acquired the laws and policies of a secular state, highlighting the contradictory effects of British imperial policies, the complex role played by Indian Christians, and how this highly divided community shaped its own identity and debated that of their new nation.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIV, 337 pages)
ISBN:9780230298088
DOI:10.1057/9780230298088