Religious faith, ideology, citizenship : the view from below / V. Geetha [and] Nalini Rajan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kītā, Va.

Contributor:

Rajan, Nalini, 1954-

Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and politics--India.

Religion and politics.

India.

Communalism--India.

Communalism.

Secularism--India.

Secularism.

Physical Description:

vi, 205 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Contents:

Pt. I Gandhi and his critics

Reconstructing social reform as secularism: the example of the Tamil self-respecters / V. Geetha

The political and ecological perspectives of Gandhi and Habermas / Nalini Rajan

Civil disobedience to suicide terrorism - such a long journey / Nalini Rajan. Pt. II Dalit history: explorations into the idea of fraternity

Dalit-Buhajan rationality and the persistence of blood sacrifice / Nalini Rajan

Caste and the issue of radical alterity / Nalini Rajan

Social suffering and salvation: the relevance of "The Buddha and His Dhamma" / V. Geetha. Pt. III Islamic feminism: mixed discourse of faith and justice

Notes on the veil, the harem and polygamy in contemporary Islamic cultures / Nalini Rajan

"Applying laws to their advantage" : Muslim women debate faith, gender and citizenship / V. Geetha.

Notes:

Includes bibliography (pages [191]-195) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

ISBN:

0415677858

9780415677851

OCLC:

701015596

Publisher Number:

99945665613