idealized deliberative democracy. It will involve agonistic contestation between dominant and subordinate groups (125); and genuine democratic solidarity will be achieved only insofar as contestation over public memory in debates over minority group rights reveals ‘‘the existence of a state organized on the basis of both cultural difference and racial hierarchy’’ (171–72). Hooker offers provoca...

This paper explores the relationship between religion and literature, how it can promote or hinder multireligious understanding. delve deeper into concept of understanding explains its importance in fostering harmony peaceful coexistence different religious communities. By exploring cultural capital, as developed by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, help us understand dynamics contestation context w...