History of State and Religion in India

Copland, Ian [u.a.]:
A History of State and Religion in India / Ian Copland ; Ian Mabbett ; Asim Roy ; Kate Brittlebank ; Adam Bowles. - London [u.a.] : Routledge, 2012. - ix, 337 S. : Kt. - (Routledge Studies in South Asian History ; 12)
ISBN 978-0-415-58066-3
£ 100,00
DDC: 322.10954
-- Angekündigt für März 2012 --

Beschreibung
The main focus of this book is the relationship between religion and the state in India. Written by a team of experienced authors, it analyses the nature and the origins of 'Indian secularism', and whether 'communalism' in India just a product of colonial policy and modernisation. Furthermore, it questions if the state’ in India has generally been a benign or disruptive influence on public religious life and if a tradition of practical toleration in Indian society exists.
   Structured around six key arenas of interaction between state and religion, namely (1) cow worship and sacrifice (2) control of temples and shrines (3) religious festivals and processions (4) proselytising and conversion (5) communal riots and (6) religious teaching/doctrine, and family law, the book offers a coherent analysis of the relationship between religion and the state in a historical continuum. It also identifies points of similarity and contrast between periods and regimes. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
1. Introduction
PART 1: THE BRAHMANIC TRADITION
   2. Universal Religion and the Expanding State
   3. Devotional Religion and Royal Patronage
   4. Power versus Orthodoxy and the Legitimation of Empire
PART 2: THE ISLAMIC TRADITION
   5. The Concept of Dar-ul-Islam and its Implications
   6. The Islamic Frontier in South Asia
   7. The Mughal Apex
   8. A Pre-History of Communalism?
PART 3: THE SECULAR TRADITION
   9. Colonial 'Neutrality'
   10. Religion and Nationalism
   11. The State at Bay
   12. Religion and Democracy
   13. Conclusion

Autoren

IAN COPLAND is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Philosophy, History and International Studies at Monash University, Australia. Profile page.

IAN MABBETT is a Research Associate in the Monash Asia Institute, Australia.
ASIM ROY is an Honorary Fellow in the School of History and Classics at the University of Tasmania, Australia. Profile page.
KATE BRITTLEBANK is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in the School of Philosophy, History and International Studies at Monash University, Australia.

ADAM BOWLES is a Lecturer in the School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics at the University of Queensland, Australia. Profile page.

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