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Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
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Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Series: Encyclopedia of Indian Religions
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The earlier volume in this series dealt with two religions of
Indian origin, namely, Buddhism and Jainism. The Indian religious
scene, however, is characterized by not only religions which
originated in India but also by religions which entered India from
outside India and made their home here. Thus religious life in
India has been enlivened throughout its history by the presence of
religions of foreign origin on its soil almost from the very time
they came into existence. This volume covers three such
religions-Zoraoastrianism, Judaism, and Islam . In the case of
Zoraostianism, even its very beginnings are intertwined with India,
as Zoroastrianism reformed a preexisting religion which had strong
links to the Vedic heritage of India. This relationship took on a
new dimension when a Zoroastrian community, fearing persecution in
Persia after its Arab conquest, sought shelter in western India and
ultimately went on to produce India's pioneering nationalist in the
figure of Dadabhai Naoroji ( 1825-1917), also known as the Grand
Old Man of India. Jews found refuge in south India after the
destruction of the Temple by the Romans in 70 C.E. and have
remained a part of the Indian religious scene since then, some even
returning to Israel after it was founded in 1948. Islam arrived in
Kerala as soon as it was founded and one of the earliest mosques in
the history of Islam is found in India. Islam differs from the
previously mentioned religions inasmuch as it went on to gain
political hegemony over parts of the country for considerable
periods of time, which meant that its impact on the religious life
of the subcontinent has been greater compared to the other
religions. It has also meant that Islam has existed in a
religiously plural environment in India for a longer period than
elsewhere in the world so that not only has Islam left a mark on
India, India has also left its mark on it. Indeed all the three
religions covered in this volume share this dual feature, that they
have profoundly influenced Indian religious life and have also in
turn been profoundly influenced by their presence in India.
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