Inclusive view of religion: And rural discourse in Uttar Pradesh
Some Indian and western intellectuals question the value of secularism for India. With an empirical study in Muzaffarnagar district (Uttar Pradesh), a stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP, a rightwing Hindu party), G. Lieten refutes this argument. He shows that most of the villagers in this...
| Published in: | Economic & political weekly |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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1996
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Economic & political weekly
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| Further subjects: | B
Laicism
B Rural population B Hindus B Muslim B India |
| Summary: | Some Indian and western intellectuals question the value of secularism for India. With an empirical study in Muzaffarnagar district (Uttar Pradesh), a stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP, a rightwing Hindu party), G. Lieten refutes this argument. He shows that most of the villagers in this district support the idea of India as a secular nation. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| ISSN: | 0012-9976 |
| Contains: | In: Economic & political weekly
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