Modern myths, locked minds : secularism and fundamentalism in India /
Secularism is one of the important and contentious public debates in India today. It is seen to be in greater crisis now than ever before, making a case for the continuing presence of this book. The debate also furnishes the making of Indian polity and society, given the inter-related development of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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New Delhi ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | Oxford India paperbacks.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Secularism is one of the important and contentious public debates in India today. It is seen to be in greater crisis now than ever before, making a case for the continuing presence of this book. The debate also furnishes the making of Indian polity and society, given the inter-related development of culture, society and politics in India. It is thus a debate about religious nationalism and fundamentalism as well. Modern Myths, Locked Minds examines the ideologies of secularism and fundamentalism in the setting of the religious traditions of India--Hinduism, Sikhism, and Islam. Further insightful comparison of the traditions is offered, each seen over a long period of time, revealing markedly distinctive historical experiences. |
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| Item Description: | Previous edition: 1997. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxv, 374 pages) |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-357) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199080182 0199080186 |