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Religion, Power and Violence
Expression of Politics in Contemporary Times
First Edition
Edited by:
- Ram Puniyani - Chairman, Center for Study of Society and Secularism, Mumbai
July 2005 | 332 pages | SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
The rise of communalism in recent years as the major claimant to power in Indian politics has posed a serious challenge to the survival of democracy and is even threatening the fabric of the Constitution. Coupled with the fact that political discourse in the international arena has been increasingly using the language of religion, this phenomenon has posed a serious challenge to human rights movements worldwide. The seventeen original essays in this volume traverse a large canvas and critically interrogate Hindutva from multiple vantage points in the light of recent national and international political events.
Preface
Ram Puniyani
Introduction: Religion, Power and Violence
Ram Puniyani
Religion: Opium of the Masses or...
V Krishna Ananth
Globalisation and Communalism
| Locating Contemporary Political Discourse in the Context of Liberalisation |
Thomas Sebastian
Terrorism and Imperialism
| Two Sides of the Same Coin |
Jawaid Quddus
Islam Terrorism and the New World Order
J J Roy Burman
Syncretism and Communal Harmony in Bengal
Shamsul Islam
RSS and the Raj
Jawaid Quddus
Hindutva and Indian Diaspora
Prakash Loius
Hindutva and Weaker Sections
| Conflict between Dominance and Resistance |
Manjari Katju
Mobilisation for Hidnutva
Vibhuti Patel
Fundamentalism, Communalism and Gender Justice
Anand Teltumbde
Hindutva Agenda and Dalits
Flavia Agnes
The Supreme Court, Media and UCC debate
Ranu Jain
Educational Backwardness among the Muslims in India
| A Case of Misrepresentation? |
Sarto Esteves
Violence against the Cross
Uday Mehta
Gujarat-Hindu Rashtra Laboratory
Rowena Robinson, D Parthsarathy
After Gujarat: Making Sense of Reports on the Post-Godhra Violence and its Aftermath
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