Author : Deepa S. Reddy
Release : 2006
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 864/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Religious Identity and Political Destiny by : Deepa S. Reddy
Download or read book Religious Identity and Political Destiny written by Deepa S. Reddy. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religious Identity and Political Destiny: "Hindutva" in the Culture of Ethnicism is an ethnography of a contentious on-going debate about the place of religion in Indian civic life. Exploring Hindu nationalism from the varied perspectives of its critics in women's activist and Left intellectual circles, its ideologues, supporters, and sympathizers, Deepa S. Reddy locates "Hindutva" in a broader culture of critique in which identity movements of all kinds compete for recognition, representation, and rights. This book will be of interest to anthropologists, historians, and sociologists, as well as readers of ethno-nationalist movements, religion, activism, global feminisms, and all matters Indian/South Asian.