India as a secular state / by Donald Eugene Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Donald Eugene, 1927- author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 2231

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

India--Politics and government--1947-.

India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (539 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1963.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Throughout India's history, religion has been the most powerful single factor in the development of her civilization. Today, despite her religious tradition, India is emerging as a secular state. In this book, Donald E. Smith explores the origin of the concept of secularization as it is found both in Indian culture and in the example of the western nations. He emphasizes the important role of secularization in India's total democratic experiment and points out that the degree of its realization will undoubtedly affect the eventual character of democracy in India. In addition, the success or failure of the secular state in India cannot fail to influence the attitudes of her neighbors. Professor Smith considers the many aspects and implications of India's attempt to secularize her government.Originally published in 1963.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

CONTENTS

PART ONE: THE SECULAR STATE IN PERSPECTIVE

1. WHAT IS A SECULAR STATE?

2. THE PROBLEM IN THE ASIAN SETTING

PART TWO: BASIS FOR THE SECULAR STATE IN INDIA

3. THE HISTORICAL FOUNDATION

4. THE CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

5. THE THEORETICAL UNDERGIRDING

PART THREE: RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND STATE REGULATION

6. THE PROPAGATION OF RELIGION

7. THE QUESTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONARIES

8. PROBLEMS OF REGULATION AND REFORM

9. THE REFORM OF HINDU TEMPLES

PART FOUR: STATE VERSUS RELIGIOUS REGULATION OF SOCIETY

10. RELIGION, LAW, AND SECULARISM

11. CASTE AND THE SECULAR STATE

PART FIVE: THE SECULAR STATE AND CULTURE

12. EDUCATION AND RELIGION

13. HINDUISM AND INDIAN CULTURE

PART SIX: MAJORITY-MINORITY RELATIONS

14. A REPORT ON THE MINORITIES

15. THE CHALLENGE OF HINDU COMMUNALISM

PART SEVEN: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

16. THE BUILDING OF A SECULAR STATE

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliography.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780691623245

0691623244

9780691649917

069164991X

9781400877782

1400877784

OCLC:

966756823