Offering the first long-duration analysis of the relationship
between the state and religion in South Asia, this book looks at
the nature and origins of Indian secularism. It interrogates the
proposition that communalism in India is wholly a product of
colonial policy and modernisation, questions whether the Indian
state has generally been a benign, or disruptive, influence on
public religious life, and evaluates the claim that the region has
spawned a culture of practical toleration.
The book is structured around six key arenas of interaction
between state and religion: cow worship and sacrifice, control of
temples and shrines, religious festivals and processions,
proselytising and conversion, communal riots, and religious
teaching/doctrine and family law. It offers a challenging argument
about the role of the state in religious life in a historical
continuum, and identifies points of similarity and contrast between
periods and regimes. The book makes a significant contribution to
the literature on South Asian History and Religion.
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