Contingency in the Age of Religion: The Hajj and Religion-Making in Colonial and Postcolonial India
In Union of India v. Bhikan (2012), the Indian Supreme Court ruled that government hajj subsidies violated the Indian Constitution’s secular principles. What is notable about this decision is that the Supreme Court based the ruling on its own interpretation of the Qur’an, privileging direct access t...
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| Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 247-277 |
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Islam
India
hajj
colonialism
law
secularism
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