The power of persuasion: Hindutva, Christianity, and the discourse of religion and culture in Northeast India

The paper will examine the intersection between Sangh Parivar activities, Christianity, and indigenous religions in relation to the state of Nagaland. I will argue that the discourse of "religion and culture" is used strategically by Sangh Parivar activists to assimilate disparate tribal g...

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Main Author: Longkumer, Arkotong (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2017]
In: Religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 203-227
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B India (Nordost) / Nagaland / Christianity / Nature religion / Hinduism / Nationalism
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AX Inter-religious relations
BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
CA Christianity
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Hindutva
B Hindu Nationalism
B Religion
B Christianity
B Nagaland
B Culture
Online Access: Volltext (doi)