M. Christhu Doss

Colonialism and Communalism (eBook, ePUB)

Religion and Changing Identities in Modern India

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Doss demonstrates how the multicultural Indian society, known widely for its composite culture, and secular convictions were categorized, compartmentalized, and communalized by the racialized religious pretentions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040019993
• Artikelnr.: 70139292

Autorenporträt

M. Christhu Doss received his higher education at St. John's College, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He teaches history at CHRIST University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. His areas of academic research interest include modern South Asian history with a special focus on social, cultural, and intellectual history of modern and contemporary India.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Colonial Construct of Communalism 2. Ambiguities of
Religious Neutrality and Communal Sentiments 3. 'Hunger for the Bread of
Life': Speaking in One Voice 4. Proselytizing Tours and the Making of
Exclusive Village Settlements 5. Rhetoric of Victorian Morality: Reprobates
and Righteous 6. Booby Traps of 'Modernity' and Communalism 7.Concluding
Observations