Author: Monirul Hussain
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion and state
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
This Two Volume Set Presents A Collection Of Carefully Selected Essays On Religious Minorities In South Asia With Emphasis On The Post-Colonial Situation Covering Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan And Sri Lanka.
Religious Minorities in South Asia: Buddhists as minorities in India
Author: Monirul Hussain
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion and state
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
This Two Volume Set Presents A Collection Of Carefully Selected Essays On Religious Minorities In South Asia With Emphasis On The Post-Colonial Situation Covering Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan And Sri Lanka.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion and state
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
This Two Volume Set Presents A Collection Of Carefully Selected Essays On Religious Minorities In South Asia With Emphasis On The Post-Colonial Situation Covering Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan And Sri Lanka.
Religious Minorities in South Asia
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion and state
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Contributed articles.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion and state
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Contributed articles.
South Asian Religions
Author: Karen Pechilis
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415448514
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
This valuable resource explores the important role which the minority traditions play in the religious life of the subcontinent.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415448514
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
This valuable resource explores the important role which the minority traditions play in the religious life of the subcontinent.
Religious Minorities in South Asia
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Ghosts From the Past?
Author: Neeti Nair
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000428737
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
Over the last few years, questions of religious freedom and the rights of religious minorities in South Asia have rarely been out of the international headlines. The position of Muslims in an increasingly nationalist India, the impact of Islamic blasphemy laws in Pakistan, the intensifying clash between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, attacks on the Muslim Rohingyas of Myanmar, tensions between Buddhists, Muslims and Christians in Sri Lanka, the struggle between Islam and secularism in Bangladesh: in all of these fields, as difficulties grow, there is an ever-increasing need to understand the history and genesis of the current problems. This volume, based on a conference held at the Woodrow Wilson Centre for Scholars in Washington DC, in collaboration with the Royal Society for Asian Affairs in London, brings together a number of chapters written by a host of leading international scholars and policy experts. These chapters go back to the origins of national constitutions and fundamental laws, tracing their impact to the present. They explain how and why questions of state intention and ideology that were passed over during the crafting of these countries’ constitutions have returned to haunt South Asia with greater urgency and consequence. This book was originally published as special issue of the journal Asian Affairs.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000428737
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
Over the last few years, questions of religious freedom and the rights of religious minorities in South Asia have rarely been out of the international headlines. The position of Muslims in an increasingly nationalist India, the impact of Islamic blasphemy laws in Pakistan, the intensifying clash between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, attacks on the Muslim Rohingyas of Myanmar, tensions between Buddhists, Muslims and Christians in Sri Lanka, the struggle between Islam and secularism in Bangladesh: in all of these fields, as difficulties grow, there is an ever-increasing need to understand the history and genesis of the current problems. This volume, based on a conference held at the Woodrow Wilson Centre for Scholars in Washington DC, in collaboration with the Royal Society for Asian Affairs in London, brings together a number of chapters written by a host of leading international scholars and policy experts. These chapters go back to the origins of national constitutions and fundamental laws, tracing their impact to the present. They explain how and why questions of state intention and ideology that were passed over during the crafting of these countries’ constitutions have returned to haunt South Asia with greater urgency and consequence. This book was originally published as special issue of the journal Asian Affairs.
Status of Minorities in South Asia
Author: Navin Mishra
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Minorities
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Provides Comprehensive Coverage On Issues Relating To Minorities In South Asia Region And Offers Solution From Their Burning Issues. Areas Covered Are: Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, North-East India, Bangladesh, India.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Minorities
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Provides Comprehensive Coverage On Issues Relating To Minorities In South Asia Region And Offers Solution From Their Burning Issues. Areas Covered Are: Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, North-East India, Bangladesh, India.
Religious Nationalism in Contemporary South Asia
Author: Andrea Malji
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108911188
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
This Element explores religious nationalism in Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism and how it manifests in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. At the core, nationalists contend that the continuation of their group is threatened by some other group. Much of these fears are rooted in the colonial experience and have been exacerbated in the modern era. For the Hindu and Buddhist nationalists explored in this Element, the predominant source of fear is directed toward the Muslim minority and their secular allies. For Sikhs, minorities within India, the fear is primarily of the state. For Muslims in Pakistan, the fear is more dynamic and includes secularists and minority sects, including Shias and Ahmadis. In all instances, the groups fear that their ability to practice and express their religion is under immediate threat. Additionally, Hindu, Buddhist, and Muslim nationalists wish for the state to adopt or promote their religious ideology.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108911188
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
This Element explores religious nationalism in Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism and how it manifests in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. At the core, nationalists contend that the continuation of their group is threatened by some other group. Much of these fears are rooted in the colonial experience and have been exacerbated in the modern era. For the Hindu and Buddhist nationalists explored in this Element, the predominant source of fear is directed toward the Muslim minority and their secular allies. For Sikhs, minorities within India, the fear is primarily of the state. For Muslims in Pakistan, the fear is more dynamic and includes secularists and minority sects, including Shias and Ahmadis. In all instances, the groups fear that their ability to practice and express their religion is under immediate threat. Additionally, Hindu, Buddhist, and Muslim nationalists wish for the state to adopt or promote their religious ideology.
Religious Minorities In South Asia (2 Volumes)
Author: M. Hussain
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788186562901
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788186562901
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
South Asians in the Diaspora
Author: Knut A. Jacobsen
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047401409
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
This book explores the role of religion in a great number of the South Asian diaspora communities around the world and is unique in its emphasis on religious diversity, both across and within the religious traditions.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047401409
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
This book explores the role of religion in a great number of the South Asian diaspora communities around the world and is unique in its emphasis on religious diversity, both across and within the religious traditions.
Politics Of Hate
Author: Farahnaz Ispahani
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9356290016
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Over the years, politicians across the world have exploited ethnic and religious sentiments to mobilize support in their favour. Majoritarian communalism entails rehashing historical grievances and creating fear among the majority that minorities threaten the former's religion, culture or tradition. In many instances, the minority groups are described as privileged, unduly supported by the state, a threat to economic and job opportunities for the majority and so on. South Asia-home to almost 200 crore people representing every major and minor religious belief-has also witnessed religious extremism, often supported by the state apparatus. Beginning with Pakistan's Islamization following the Partition in 1947, and especially over the last two decades, Hindu supremacist sentiment in India, Buddhist supremacism in Sri Lanka, and attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, have been on a steady rise across South Asia. In Politics of Hate, noted scholars-experts on the subject and the region-discuss their research on the role of the media and political leaders in deploying hatred for political advantage, covering developments in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In an era of media incitement, orchestrated attacks on mosques, churches, and temples, and identity politics, this book serves as a timely study of the phenomenon of politically motivated religious and ethnic division.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9356290016
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Over the years, politicians across the world have exploited ethnic and religious sentiments to mobilize support in their favour. Majoritarian communalism entails rehashing historical grievances and creating fear among the majority that minorities threaten the former's religion, culture or tradition. In many instances, the minority groups are described as privileged, unduly supported by the state, a threat to economic and job opportunities for the majority and so on. South Asia-home to almost 200 crore people representing every major and minor religious belief-has also witnessed religious extremism, often supported by the state apparatus. Beginning with Pakistan's Islamization following the Partition in 1947, and especially over the last two decades, Hindu supremacist sentiment in India, Buddhist supremacism in Sri Lanka, and attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, have been on a steady rise across South Asia. In Politics of Hate, noted scholars-experts on the subject and the region-discuss their research on the role of the media and political leaders in deploying hatred for political advantage, covering developments in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In an era of media incitement, orchestrated attacks on mosques, churches, and temples, and identity politics, this book serves as a timely study of the phenomenon of politically motivated religious and ethnic division.