Secularism and Religion in Multi-faith Societies The Case of India /

• Main Authors: Sen, Ragini (Author), Wagner, Wolfgang (Author), Howarth, Caroline (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Political Science,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Religion.; Political science.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Political Science.; Religious Studies, general.

This Brief looks at the illustrative case of the Hindu-Muslim conflict in India, with the aim of understanding the dynamics of lived secularism as it exists in traditional multi-faith societies such as India. The data analyzed in this Brief comprise many interviews, conducted amidst Hindus and Musli...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Method: locating the offbeat
• Results and interpretations
• Conclusions.