Inclusive view of religion: And rural discourse in Uttar Pradesh
Some Indian and western intellectuals question the value of secularism for India. With an empirical study in Muzaffarnagar district (Uttar Pradesh), a stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP, a rightwing Hindu party), G. Lieten refutes this argument. He shows that most of the villagers in this...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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1996
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Economic & political weekly
Année: 1996, Volume: 31, Numéro: 23, Pages: 1411-1416 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Population rurale
B Inde B Hindou B Laïcisme B Musulman |
| Résumé: | Some Indian and western intellectuals question the value of secularism for India. With an empirical study in Muzaffarnagar district (Uttar Pradesh), a stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP, a rightwing Hindu party), G. Lieten refutes this argument. He shows that most of the villagers in this district support the idea of India as a secular nation. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| ISSN: | 0012-9976 |
| Contient: | In: Economic & political weekly
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