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- ISBN 9780791424124
- Weight: 608g
- Publication Date: 16 Feb 1995
- Publisher: State University of New York Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Presents the contemporary religious crisis in India, providing historical perspective and focusing on the crises in Punjab, Kashmir, and Ayodhya.
Many of ancient India's religious traditions are alive in modern India, and many of these religious traditions are in conflict with one another regarding the future of India. Even the so-called "secular state" is deeply pervaded by religious sentiments growing out of the Neo-Hindu nationalist movement of Gandhi and Nehru. A careful analysis of the current religious scene when placed in its proper long-term historical perspective raises interesting questions about the nature and future of religion not only in India but elsewhere as well.
Gerald James Larson is Professor of History of Religions in the Department of Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara.
