The limits of tolerance : indian secularism and the politics of religious freedom
Adcock, C. S.Author
This text provides a critical history of the distinctive tradition of Indian secularism known as Tolerance. Examining debates surrounding the activities of the Arya Samaj - a Hindu reform organization regarded as the exemplar of intolerance - it finds that Tolerance functioned to disengage Indian secularism from the politics of caste.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This text provides a critical history of the distinctive tradition of Indian secularism known as Tolerance. Examining debates surrounding the activities of the Arya Samaj - a Hindu reform organization regarded as the exemplar of intolerance - it finds that Tolerance functioned to disengage Indian secularism from the politics of caste.
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Secularism
Religious tolerance
Toleration
Religion
Philosophy & Religion
Christianity
Rationalism