Neo-Hindu Fundamentalism Challenging the Secular and Pluralistic Indian State
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Secularism seems to require separation between religion and State. Regarding India, it would be better to speak of ‘equidistance’ between State and religious denominations. Nonetheless a ‘balanced treatment’ towards the religions leaves the question open as to what form that equidistance should take. This is the reason of some contradictions in today’s Indian social and political life. It is li...
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عنوان ژورنال: Religions
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2077-1444
DOI: 10.3390/rel8100216