Religion, power & violence: expression of politics in contemporary times
Religion : opium of the masses or-- / Ram Puniyani -- Globalisation and communalism : locating contemporary political discourse in the context of liberalisation / V. Krishna Ananth -- Terrorism and imperialism : two sides of the same coin / Thomas Sebastian -- Islam, terrorism, and the new world ord...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks
Sage
c2005
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| In: | Year: 2005 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Politics
/ Religion
B India / Religion / Politics B India / Communalism |
| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Political conflict B Communalism (India) B Religious identity B Violence B India Politics and government 1977- B Population group B India Politics and government 1977- B Hindus B Internal policy B Muslim B India B World Politics 1989- B Relgion and politics India B Communalism India B Minority B Fundamentalism B Political Violence B Christian B Riot B Politics B World Politics 1989- B Religion And Politics B Political persecution |
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| Summary: | Religion : opium of the masses or-- / Ram Puniyani -- Globalisation and communalism : locating contemporary political discourse in the context of liberalisation / V. Krishna Ananth -- Terrorism and imperialism : two sides of the same coin / Thomas Sebastian -- Islam, terrorism, and the new world order / Jawaid Quddus -- Syncretism and communal harmony in Bengal / J.J. Roy Burman -- RSS and the raj / Shamsul Islam -- Hindutva and Indian diaspora / Jawaid Quddus -- Hindutva and weaker sections : conflict between dominance and resistance / Prakash Louis -- Mobilisation for Hindutva / Manjari Katju -- Fundamentalism, communalism, and gender justice / Vibhuti Patel -- Hindutva agenda and dalits / Anand Teltumbde -- The Supreme Court, media, and UCC debate / Flavia Agnes -- Educational backwardness among the Muslims in India : a case of misrepresentation? / Ranu Jain -- Violence against the cross / Sarto Esteves -- Gujarat-Hindu Rashtra Laboratory / Uday Mehta -- After Gujarat-- : making sense of reports on the post-Godhra violence and its aftermath / Rowena Robinson and D. Parthasarathy. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Formerly CIP Religion : opium of the masses or-- / Ram Puniyani -- Globalisation and communalism : locating contemporary political discourse in the context of liberalisation / V. Krishna Ananth -- Terrorism and imperialism : two sides of the same coin / Thomas Sebastian -- Islam, terrorism, and the new world order / Jawaid Quddus -- Syncretism and communal harmony in Bengal / J.J. Roy Burman -- RSS and the raj / Shamsul Islam -- Hindutva and Indian diaspora / Jawaid Quddus -- Hindutva and weaker sections : conflict between dominance and resistance / Prakash Louis -- Mobilisation for Hindutva / Manjari Katju -- Fundamentalism, communalism, and gender justice / Vibhuti Patel -- Hindutva agenda and dalits / Anand Teltumbde -- The Supreme Court, media, and UCC debate / Flavia Agnes -- Educational backwardness among the Muslims in India : a case of misrepresentation? / Ranu Jain -- Violence against the cross / Sarto Esteves -- Gujarat-Hindu Rashtra Laboratory / Uday Mehta -- After Gujarat-- : making sense of reports on the post-Godhra violence and its aftermath / Rowena Robinson and D. Parthasarathy |
| Physical Description: | 332 S., graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 0-7619-3338-7 |
