Secularism in its place
The author presents an anthropologist's view of the problem of secularism in present-day South Asia. He conludes that secularism, seen as an alien cultural ideology, has been unable to take hold in India and that the only way for it to be successful is for both secularism and religion to be tak...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1987
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| In: |
The journal of Asian studies
Year: 1987, Volume: 46, Issue: 4, Pages: 747-759 |
| Further subjects: | B
Asia
Secularization
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
India
Socio-cultural change
Soziopolitischer Wandel
B Buddhism B Islam B Socio-cultural change B Asia B Secularization B Political change B Hinduism B Social change B India |
| Summary: | The author presents an anthropologist's view of the problem of secularism in present-day South Asia. He conludes that secularism, seen as an alien cultural ideology, has been unable to take hold in India and that the only way for it to be successful is for both secularism and religion to be taken seriously. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| Physical Description: | Lit. S. 758-759 |
| ISSN: | 0021-9118 |
| Contains: | In: The journal of Asian studies
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