secularism and fundamentalism in India Madan, T. N. creator text bibliography ii New Delhi New York Oxford University Press 2009 2nd ed. monographic eng

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xxv, 374 p. ; 22 cm. Secularism is one of the important and contentious public debates in India today. It is seen to be in greater crisis now than ever before, making a case for the continuing presence of this book. The debate also furnishes the making of Indian polity and society, given the inter-related development of culture, society and politics in India. It is thus a debate about religious nationalism and fundamentalism as well. Modern Myths, Locked Minds examines the ideologies of secularism and fundamentalism in the setting of the religious traditions of India--Hinduism, Sikhism, and Islam. Further insightful comparison of the traditions is offered, each seen over a long period of time, revealing markedly distinctive historical experiences. 1. Introduction: Scope, Concepts, Method -- 2. The Sikh Religious Tradition: Meanings of Secularism -- 3. The Sikh Religious Tradition: Fundamentalisms, Old and New -- 4. Islam in South Asia: From Orthodoxy to Fundamentalism -- 5. Islam in South Asia: Quest for Pluralism -- 6. The Hindu Religious Tradition: Secularism as Pluralism -- 7. The Hindu Religious Tradition: Revivalism and Fundamentalism -- 8. The Crisis of Indian Secularism. T.N. Madan. Previous ed.: 1997. Includes bibliographical references (p. [336]-357) and index. a-ii--- Secularism India Religious fundamentalism India Hinduism India Islam India Sikhism India India Religion Laicismo India Fundamentalismo religioso India Hinduismo India Sijismo India India Religión BL 2765 M178m 2009 201.3 9780198065104 (pbk.) 0198065108 (pbk.) 2010502670 UKM 101019 20230410133101.0 113309