Hinduism and Secularism: After Ayodhya by A. Sharma (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Hinduism and Secularism by A. Sharma The demolition of the Babri Mosque at Ayodhya on December 6, 1992 is an event as significant as it was unexpected. In this book nine scholars explore the myriad significances of this event for the Hindu and Muslim communities, and for the relations between them, in India. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The demolition of the Babri Mosque at Ayodhya on 6th December 1992 was as an event as important as it was unexpected. In this book nine scholars (Theodore P.Wright Jr., John J.Carroll, Matthew A.Cook, Dhirendra K.Vajpeyi, Subhas C.Kashyar, Steven A.Hoffmann, Srinivas Tilak, Koenraad Elst and Vasudha Narayanan) explore the significance of this action for the Hindu and Muslim communities in India, especially the relations between them. Notes 1 Reputation of author and prestigious contributors2 Examines transition from pre-Ayodhya to post-Ayodhya India3 Little else published in this area; little existing competition Author Biography ARVIND SHARMA was born in India where he served as a civil servant before embarking on an academic career in the West. He is the Birks Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University in Montreal, Canada and currently engaged in promoting the adoption of a Universal Declaration of the Human Rights by the Worlds Religions. Table of Contents Notes on the Contributors Introduction; A.Sharma The Muslim Minority Before and After Ayodhya; T.P.Wright, Jr. In the Shadow of Ayodhya: Secularism in India; J.J.Carroll Reconstructing Ram Rajya: Tradition, Politics and the Bharatiya Janata Party; M.A.Cook The Politics of Paradise: Islam, Identity and Politics in India; D.K.Vajpeyi The Case for a Divorce Between Religion and Politics; S.C.Kashyap Historical Narrative and Nation-State in India; S.A.Hoffmann Hindutva : The Indian Secularists Metaphor for Illness and Perversion; S.Tilak Indias Only Communalist: An Introduction to the Work of Sita Ram Goel; K.Elst The Strains of Hindu-Muslim Relations: Babri Masjid, Music and Other Areas Where the Traditions Cleave; V.Narayanan Index Promotional JOHN J.CARROLL Chancellor Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth MATTHEW A. COOK Ph.D. Student in Anthropology, Columbia University KOENRAAD ELST Author STEVEN A. HOFFMANN Professor of Political Science, Skidmore College SUBHASH C.KASHYAP Political Scientist and expert in constitutional law and parliamentary affairs VASUDHA NARAYANAN Professor of Comparative Religion, University of Florida ARVIND SHARMA Birks Professor of Comparative Religion, Faculty of Religious Studies, McGill University, Montreal, Canada SHRINIVAS TILAK Lecturer DHIRNDRA K.VAJPEYI Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Fall, Iowa THEODORE P.WRIGHT JR. Professor Emeritus of Political Science, State University of New York, Albany Details ISBN0333794060 Pages 226 Language English ISBN-10 0333794060 ISBN-13 9780333794067 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2001 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Subtitle After Ayodhya Country of Publication United Kingdom Author A. Sharma Place of Publication Basingstoke Edition 0003rd Short Title HINDUISM & SECULARISM 2001/E Edition Description 2001 Edited by A. Sharma DOI 10.1604/9780333794067 AU Release Date 2001-04-17 NZ Release Date 2001-04-17 UK Release Date 2001-04-17 Illustrations 226 p. Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Publication Date 2001-04-17 Alternative 9781349658367 DEWEY 294.5175 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:96921234;

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