Identity and religion foundations of anti-Islamism in India
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| Sprache: | English |
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Sage Publications
2004
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| Beschreibung: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-257) and index Vivekananda's Hindu regeneration project -- Gandhi and political Hinduism -- Nehru-the sceptical secularist -- Savarkar's discourse on radical ethno-nationalism -- The legacy of British historiography Amalendu Misra shows that while some eminent nationalist leaders were implacably hostile to Muslims, even wholly secular ones were uneasy with India's Muslim past and had a generally unfavourable disposition towards both Muslims and Islam. The book explicates this by focusing on the writings of Vivekananda, Gandhi, Nehru and Savarkar supported by a wealth of examples from a wide range of contexts. It argues that the views of these four prominent individuals were heavily shaped by British historiography as well as their respective visions of independent India. The author goes on to suggest how |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (262 pages) |
| ISBN: | 8132103238 8178293552 8178293560 9788132103233 9788178293554 9788178293561 |