India's Agony Over ReligionMany of ancient India's religious traditions are alive in modern India, and many of these religious traditions are in conflict with one another regarding the future of India. Even the so-called "secular state" is deeply pervaded by religious sentiments growing out of the Neo-Hindu nationalist movement of Gandhi and Nehru. A careful analysis of the current religious scene when placed in its proper long-term historical perspective raises interesting questions about the nature and future of religion not only in India but elsewhere as well. |
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Theoretical Perspective | 37 |
Old Indic Formations | 44 |
The Minority as Majority | 142 |
The Secular as Religion and the Community as Citizen | 178 |
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