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The limits of tolerance : Indian secularism and the politics of religious freedom /

This text provides a critical history of the distinctive tradition of Indian secularism known as Tolerance. Examining debates surrounding the activities of the Arya Samaj - a Hindu reform organization regarded as the exemplar of intolerance - it finds that Tolerance functioned to disengage Indian se...

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Main Author: Adcock, C. S. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Secularism > India > History.
Religious tolerance > India > History.
Toleration > Religious aspects.
Tolérance religieuse > Inde > Histoire.
Religious tolerance
Secularism
Toleration > Religious aspects
India
Electronic books.
History
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Summary:This text provides a critical history of the distinctive tradition of Indian secularism known as Tolerance. Examining debates surrounding the activities of the Arya Samaj - a Hindu reform organization regarded as the exemplar of intolerance - it finds that Tolerance functioned to disengage Indian secularism from the politics of caste.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 233 pages .)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199995455
0199995451
9780199346417
0199346410