A History of State and Religion in India

by Ian W. Mabbett, Asim Roy, Ian Copland, et al.

Book Overview

Offering the first long-duration analysis of the relationship between the state and religion in South Asia, this book looks at the nature and origins of Indian secularism. It interrogates the proposition that communalism in India is wholly a product of colonial policy and modernisation, questions whether the Indian state has generally been a benign, or disruptive, influence on public religious life, and evaluates the claim that the region has spawned...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415580668
• ISBN13: 9780415580663
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"