Description: History of State and Religion in India, Hardcover by Copland, Ian; Mabbett, Ian; Roy, Asim; Brittlebank, Kate; Bowles, Adam, ISBN 0415580668, ISBN-13 9780415580663, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Offering the first long-duration analysis of the relationship between the state and religion in South Asia, this book looks at the nature and origins of Indian secularism. It interrogates the proposition that communalism in India is wholly a product of colonial policy and modernisation, questions whether the Indian state has generally been a benign, or disruptive, influence on public religious life, and evaluates the claim that the region has spawned a culture of practical toleration. Th is structured around six key arenas of interaction between state and religion: cow worship and sacrifice, control of temples and shrines, religious festivals and processions, proselytising and conversion, communal riots, and religious teaching/doctrine and family law. It offers a challenging argument about the role of the state in religious life in a historical continuum, and identifies points of similarity and contrast between periods and regimes. Th makes a significant contribution to the literature on South Asian History and Religion.
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Book Title: History of State and Religion in India
Number of Pages: 342 Pages
Publication Name: History of State and Religion in India
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Subject: Ethnic Studies / General, Asia / General, Regional Studies, Eastern
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2012
Item Weight: 26.5 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Religion, Social Science, History
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Kate Brittlebank, Ian Copland, Ian Mabbett, Asim Roy, Adam Bowles
Series: Routledge Studies in South Asian History Ser.
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Hardcover
