DEBATING CONVERSION, SILENCING CASTE: THE LIMITED SCOPE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Critics argue that the politics of religious rights creates the problem of religious minorities instead of resolving it. The history of debate over conversion in India reveals that appeals to religious freedom can obscure and even suppress struggles against inequality and injustice.

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Auteur principal: Adcock, C. S. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Cambridge Univ. Press 2014
Dans: Journal of law and religion
Année: 2014, Volume: 29, Numéro: 3, Pages: 363-377
Sujets non-standardisés:B Arya Samaj
B Human Rights
B Religious Freedom
B Caste
B Conversion
B India
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Résumé:Critics argue that the politics of religious rights creates the problem of religious minorities instead of resolving it. The history of debate over conversion in India reveals that appeals to religious freedom can obscure and even suppress struggles against inequality and injustice.
ISSN:2163-3088
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of law and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/jlr.2014.19