Disenchanting India: organized rationalism and criticism of religion in India
India is frequently represented as the quintessential land of religion. Johannes Quack challenges this representation through an examination of the contemporary Indian rationalist organizations: groups who affirm the values and attitudes of atheism, humanism, or free-thinking.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford New York
Oxford University Press
[2012]
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| In: | Year: 2012 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Religion
/ Rationalism
B Great Britain / Colonialism / India / Critique of religion B India / Superstition / Rationalism / Critique of religion B Mahārāṣṭra Andhaśraddhā Nirmulana Samitī |
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Rationalism
B India Religion |
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| Summary: | India is frequently represented as the quintessential land of religion. Johannes Quack challenges this representation through an examination of the contemporary Indian rationalist organizations: groups who affirm the values and attitudes of atheism, humanism, or free-thinking. |
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| ISBN: | 0199919402 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199812608.001.0001 |