Religious Interactions in Modern India
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Dalmia Vasudha (1947-....) ; Fuchs Martin (19..-....) ; Banerjee Milinda ;
- ISBN : 978-0-19-808168-5
- Sujets : Religions -- Relations -- Inde, Hindouisme, Bouddhisme, Intouchables, Jaïnisme, Sikhisme, Islam, Soufisme, Christianisme
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xxxiii-438 p.), : Couv. ill. en coul., 23 cm
- Pays de publication : Inde
Notes
Bibliogr. en fin de contributions. Index
Résumé
Présentation de l'éditeur : 'Religions in South Asia have tended to be studied in blocks, whether in the various monolithictraditions in which they are now regarded, thus Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh, Jain, or indeed intemporal blocks : ancient, medieval, modern. This volume seeks to look at relationships both within and between religions. It explores the diversity and the multiplicity within each tradition, but also thespecific forms of their co-existence with each other, whether in accord or in antagonism. Its secondmajor concern is to look for grounds shared in the process of modernizing. And finally, it also looks atthe changing social and political frames of reference shared by both religious and secularist strandsof thought. The 'religions' targeted include Hindu discourses, Dalits, Jains, Sikhs, Islamic traditions including the various Sufi orders, and Indian Christians'