Religion And The Cultural Crisis In India And The West
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Religion And The Cultural Crisis In India And The West
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Author : Abraham Adappur
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Religion And The Cultural Crisis In India And The West written by Abraham Adappur and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Christianity categories.
The Crisis Of Secularism In India
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Author : Anuradha Dingwaney Needham
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2007-01-18
The Crisis Of Secularism In India written by Anuradha Dingwaney Needham and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-18 with Political Science categories.
While secularism has been integral to India’s democracy for more than fifty years, its uses and limits are now being debated anew. Signs of a crisis in the relations between state, society, and religion include the violence directed against Muslims in Gujarat in 2002 and the precarious situation of India’s minority religious groups more generally; the existence of personal laws that vary by religious community; the affiliation of political parties with fundamentalist religious organizations; and the rallying of a significant proportion of the diasporic Hindu community behind a resurgent nationalist Hinduism. There is a broad consensus that a crisis of secularism exists, but whether the state can resolve conflicts and ease tensions or is itself part of the problem is a matter of vigorous political and intellectual debate. In this timely, nuanced collection, twenty leading Indian cultural theorists assess the contradictory ideals, policies, and practices of secularism in India. Scholars of history, anthropology, religion, politics, law, philosophy, and media studies take on a broad range of concerns. Some consider the history of secularism in India; others explore theoretical issues such as the relationship between secularism and democracy or the shortcomings of the categories “majority” and “minority.” Contributors examine how the debates about secularism play out in schools, the media, and the popular cinema. And they address two of the most politically charged sites of crisis: personal law and the right to practice and encourage religious conversion. Together the essays inject insightful analysis into the fraught controversy about the shortcomings and uncertain future of secularism in the world today. Contributors. Flavia Agnes, Upendra Baxi, Shyam Benegal, Akeel Bilgrami, Partha Chatterjee, V. Geetha, Sunil Khilnani, Nivedita Menon, Ashis Nandy, Anuradha Dingwaney Needham, Gyanendra Pandey, Gyan Prakash, Arvind Rajagopal, Paula Richman, Sumit Sarkar, Dwaipayan Sen, Rajeswari Sunder Rajan, Shabnum Tejani, Romila Thapar, Ravi S. Vasudevan, Gauri Viswanathan
Religion And Public Culture
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Author : Keith E. Yandell Keith E. Yandell
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-19
Religion And Public Culture written by Keith E. Yandell Keith E. Yandell and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-19 with Social Science categories.
The last two centuries have witnessed profound changes in the nature of public consciousness. Nowhere has this been more true than in India, especially in relation to changing cultures of public life and religious tradition in South India. Essays in this collection attempt to explore the intricacies of what is perhaps the single most complex socio-religious environment in the world. The essays consider the evolution of the notion of Hinduism as a distinct and singular separate religion; the relationship between this kind of formulation and various European or western influences in India; and differences which the formation of this idea and its acceptance have made upon wider public consciousness. Each essay also considers certain general issues - such as the passing along of religious authority from one generation to the next, and the rise of disputes over matters both ideological (or doctrinal) and institutional, disputes that are fundamental to the traditions concerned and yet have unmistakable cross-cultural references.
The Religious Culture Of India
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Author : Friedhelm Hardy
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1994-07-28
The Religious Culture Of India written by Friedhelm Hardy and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-07-28 with Religion categories.
This study conducts a lively and innovative exploration of the traditional Indian religions and cultures that have both fascinated and puzzled the West for centuries. The author uses a great variety of sources, and listens not only to what the learned philosopher or theologian in the classical Sanskrit texts has to say, but also to what folk cults express in stories, myths, and poetry. By focusing on the three universal human drives of power, love and wisdom, Hardy offers a colorful picture of the huge diversity that is Indian religion.
Hinduism And Secularism
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Author : Dr. R. S. Misra
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Release Date : 1996
Hinduism And Secularism written by Dr. R. S. Misra and has been published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Hinduism and state categories.
Religious Cultures In Early Modern India
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Author : Rosalind O'Hanlon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Religious Cultures In Early Modern India written by Rosalind O'Hanlon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with India categories.
Contributed papers presented at a conference held at St. Antony's College, Oxford in June, 2009; first published in South Asian history and culture, Vol. 2, no. 2, Apr., 2011.
Cultural And Religious Heritage Of India
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Author : K. Suresh
language : en
Publisher: Mittal Publications
Release Date : 2002-03
Cultural And Religious Heritage Of India written by K. Suresh and has been published by Mittal Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-03 with Religion categories.
This Eight Volume Set Provides A Comprehensive Overview Of Religion In India Through The Ages.
The Future Of Religious Studies In India
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Author : Clemens Cavallin
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2020-11-23
The Future Of Religious Studies In India written by Clemens Cavallin and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-23 with Religion categories.
This book looks at how religious studies is framed and taught in India. It addresses the contradiction between the country’s vibrant religious life and the dearth of comparative and social scientific religious studies programs across Indian universities. The volume: • Studies the efforts by Rabindranath Tagore in Santiniketan and Mohan Malaviya in Varanasi, to introduce and institutionalize religious studies in India; • Discusses the notions of religion and spirituality and situates the failure of the ‘secularization thesis’ in the context of modern India; • Provides concrete suggestions on how to develop religious studies in relation to global citizenship and Indian cultural heritage with the hope of initiating a larger discussion. A unique contribution to the study of religion in society and education, the book will be indispensable to students and researchers of theology, history, philosophy, sociology, secularization, globalization, religious studies, education studies, and South Asian studies.
Crisis And Contention In Indian Society
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Author : T K Oommen
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
Release Date : 2005-07-21
Crisis And Contention In Indian Society written by T K Oommen and has been published by SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-07-21 with Political Science categories.
Indian society is often described as one with ‘unity in diversity’ and as a composite culture. Since independence, India has also been termed ‘democratic’ and ‘secular’. However, the discernible cracks that have appeared in recent years in these conceptualisations have led to contentious debates about the very nature of Indian society. Focusing on different facets of this exacerbating crisis, this book analyses the various issues confronting India’s society and polity today which can assume crisis proportions if not tackled judiciously and expeditiously.
Rethinking Religion In India
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Author : Esther Bloch
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2009-12-24
Rethinking Religion In India written by Esther Bloch and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-24 with History categories.
This book critically assesses recent debates about the colonial construction of Hinduism. Increasingly scholars have come to realise that the dominant understanding of Indian culture and its traditions is unsatisfactory. According to the classical paradigm, Hindu traditions are conceptualized as features of a religion with distinct beliefs, doctrines, sacred laws and holy texts. Today, however, many academics consider this conception to be a colonial ‘construction’. This book focuses on the different versions, arguments and counter-arguments of the thesis that the Hindu religion is a construct of colonialism. Bringing together the different positions in the debate, it provides necessary historical data, arguments and conceptual tools to examine the argument. Organized in two parts, the first half of the book provides new analyses of historical and empirical data; the second presents some of the theoretical questions that have emerged from the debate on the construction of Hinduism. Where some of the contributors argue that Hinduism was created as a result of a western Christian notion of religion and the imperatives of British colonialism, others show that this religion already existed in pre-colonial India; and as an alternative to these standpoints, other writers argue that Hinduism only exists in the European experience and does not correspond to any empirical reality in India. This volume offers new insights into the nature of the construction of religion in India and will be of interest to scholars of the History of Religion, Asian Religion, Postcolonial and South Asian Studies.