Hindu nationalism in India

In the twenty-first century, there has been a seismic shift in Indian political, religious and social life. The country's guiding spirit was formerly a fusion of the anti-caste worldview of B.R. Ambedkar; the inclusive Hinduism of Mahatma Gandhi; and the agnostic secularism of Jawaharlal Nehru....

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Main Author: Sarkar, Tanika 1949- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Oxford University Press [2022]
In:Year: 2022
Further subjects:B Hinduism and politics (India)
B Nationalism
B Religion
B Hinduism
B Nationalism (India)
B History
B India Politics and government
B India
B Hindutva
B Education
B Ideology
B Woman
B The Right
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Summary:In the twenty-first century, there has been a seismic shift in Indian political, religious and social life. The country's guiding spirit was formerly a fusion of the anti-caste worldview of B.R. Ambedkar; the inclusive Hinduism of Mahatma Gandhi; and the agnostic secularism of Jawaharlal Nehru. Today, that fusion has given way to Hindutva. This now-dominant version of Hinduism blends the militant nationalism of V.D. Savarkar; the Brahmanical anti-minorityism of M.S. Golwalkar; and the global Islamophobia of India's ruling regime. This riveting book connects Hindu religious nationalism with the cultural politics of everyday India.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 233 und Index
ISBN:0197645984