Sacred Space in Conflict in India: The Babri Masjid Affair

The focus of this paper is on the demolition of a sacred space, the Babri Masjid, a sixteenth century mosque, in Ayodhya, India, in December 1992, an illegal albeit well‐organized act by the Hindu right. Drawing on postcolonial theory, and feminist geographical theory, and using a discourse analysis...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Growth and change 2000-04, Vol.31 (2), p.255-284
1. Verfasser:	Bacchetta, Paola
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Colonial history Conflict Discourse analysis Hinduism India Islam Location analysis Minority & ethnic groups Nationalism Post-colonial societies Postcolonialism Race relations Religious practice Sacred Sexuality State Studies
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