Human rights and Hinduism: A Response

In considering Dewa' s I assertion that structural (caste) inequality characteristic of Hindu society is ""contradicted by the most central features of Hindu thought and culture"", this paper attempts to explain the aberration in temlS of why a ""spurious and misgu...

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Main Author: Chetty, T.D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. 1999
In: Nidān
Year: 1999, Issue: 11, Pages: 94-100
Further subjects:B Hindu society
B Castle Inequality
B Hinduism
B Hindu thoughts
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Summary:In considering Dewa' s I assertion that structural (caste) inequality characteristic of Hindu society is ""contradicted by the most central features of Hindu thought and culture"", this paper attempts to explain the aberration in temlS of why a ""spurious and misguided"" interpretation came to be. This is done within the context of an historical materialist approach to religion and inequality, contending that the pure spiritual tradition of Hinduism cannot be separated from popular practice, by means of which religion is defined for ordinary people who were historically led to believe that caste inequality was divinely ordained, such a belief serving the interests of the ruling and dominant classes.
ISSN:2414-8636
Contains:Enthalten in: Nidān
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.58125/nidan.1999.1