Identity and religion: foundations of anti-Islamism in India

Amalendu Misra shows that while some eminent nationalist leaders were implacably hostile to Muslims, even wholly secular ones were uneasy with India's Muslim past and had a generally unfavourable disposition towards both Muslims and Islam. The book explicates this by focusing on the writings of...

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Contributors: Misra, Amalendu (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New Delhi Thousand Oaks, Calif Sage Publications 2010
In:Year: 2010
Further subjects:B Muslims
B Nationalism
B Hindus India
B Islam Relations Hinduism
B Muslims India
B Nationalism India India India
B Hindus (India)
B Religion And Politics (India)
B Hinduism
B Nationalism (India)
B Interfaith Relations
B Hindoes
B Hindus
B Muslims (India)
B India
B Islamieten
B Islam
B Hinduism Relations Islam
B Nationale identiteit
B SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations
B Hindoeïsme
B Electronic books
B Religion And Politics India
B Religion And Politics
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Summary:Amalendu Misra shows that while some eminent nationalist leaders were implacably hostile to Muslims, even wholly secular ones were uneasy with India's Muslim past and had a generally unfavourable disposition towards both Muslims and Islam. The book explicates this by focusing on the writings of Vivekananda, Gandhi, Nehru and Savarkar supported by a wealth of examples from a wide range of contexts. It argues that the views of these four prominent individuals were heavily shaped by British historiography as well as their respective visions of independent India. The author goes on to suggest how
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-257) and index. - Description based on print version record
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
ISBN:8132103238