Populism and Religious Nationalism in India
Given its immense size and complex diversity, many forms of populism have mushroomed in India. Today, the populism of Hindutva religious nationalism is assuming virulent avatars that not only threaten democratic processes, but are also an affront to true Hinduism and an obstacle to the integral deve...
| Published in: | Concilium |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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SCM Press
[2019]
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| In: |
Concilium
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Hinduism
/ Populism
/ Nationalism
/ Militancy
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
NATIONALISM & religion
B Hindutva B social democracy B HINDUISM & politics B Populism |
| Summary: | Given its immense size and complex diversity, many forms of populism have mushroomed in India. Today, the populism of Hindutva religious nationalism is assuming virulent avatars that not only threaten democratic processes, but are also an affront to true Hinduism and an obstacle to the integral development of India's poor masses. By resorting to tactics like historicizing myths, mythicizing history, manipulation of symbols, labelling of its imagined enemies, and with support from the corporate world, the media and muscle men, the Hindutva lobby is striving to usher in a Hindu Rashtra, which can spell doom for the religious minorities and subaltern communities. Here, ultimate victory lies with the common wo/ man whose wisdom has unfailingly seen through anti-people policies and will hopefully choose democracy over narrow religious nationalism. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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