Modern Myths, Locked Minds
Secularism and Fundamentalism in India
Seiten
2010
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2nd Revised edition
OUP India (Verlag)
978-0-19-806510-4 (ISBN)
OUP India (Verlag)
978-0-19-806510-4 (ISBN)
This book discusses the ideologies of secularism and fundamentalism in the setting of the religious traditions of India, covering Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism. It has a new preface where the author revisits the debate on secularism in India and contemporarises it for the reader. It also has two new appendices on secularism.
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. This volume 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.
This second, paperback edition comes with a new preface where the author revisits this debate and contemporarises it for the reader. Also included are two new appendices on secularism.
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. This volume 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.
This second, paperback edition comes with a new preface where the author revisits this debate and contemporarises it for the reader. Also included are two new appendices on secularism.
T.N. Madan is Honorary Professor (Sociology) at the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi and Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi.
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;; EPILOGUE; APPENDIX I: SECULARISM IN ITS PLACE; APPENDIX II: SECULARISM REVISITED: DOCTRINE OF DESTINY OR POLITICAL IDEOLOGY?; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; INDEX
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.1.2010 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New Delhi |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 137 x 215 mm |
| Gewicht | 429 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-806510-8 / 0198065108 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-806510-4 / 9780198065104 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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