Religious Pluralism and the Theory and Practice of Secularism: Reflections on the Indian Experience

Despite India's long history of religious pluralism and relativistic patterns of thought and its declared policy of creating a secular and democratic society, religious strife has characterised all the major social upheavals in modern India. This paper examines the nature of Indian pluralism an...

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Main Author: Tharamangalam, Joseph (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 1989
In: Journal of Asian and African studies
Year: 1989, Volume: 24, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 199-212
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