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...
| Published in: | The journal of Asian studies |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1987
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The journal of Asian studies
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| 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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| ISSN: | 0021-9118 |
| Contains: | In: The journal of Asian studies
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