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082 _a234.23
_bGEE/R
100 1 _aGeetha, V.
245 1 0 _aReligious faith, ideology, citizenship: the view from below/
_cV. Geetha, Nalini Rajan.
260 _aNew Delhi :
_bRoutledge,
_c2011.
300 _avi, 205 p. ;
_c22 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [191]-195) and index.
505 _apt. I. Gandhi and his critics. Reconstructing social reform as secularism : the example of the Tamil self-respecters / V. Geetha -- The political and ecological perspectives of Gandhi and Habermas / Nalini Rajan -- Civil disobedience to suicide terrorism -- such a long journey / Nalini Rajan. pt. II. Dalit history : explorations into the idea of fraternity. Dalit-Buhajan rationality and the persistence of blood sacrifice / Nalini Rajan -- Caste and the issue of radical alterity / Nalini Rajan -- Social suffering and salvation : the relevance of The Buddha and His Dhamma / V. Geetha. pt. III. Islamic feminism : mixed discourse of faith and justice. Notes on the veil, the harem and polygamy in contemporary Islamic cultures / Nalini Rajan -- "Applying laws to their advantage" : Muslim women debate faith, gender and citizenship / V. Geetha.
650 0 _aReligion and politics
_zIndia.
650 0 _aReligion and state
_zIndia.
650 0 _aSecularism
_zIndia.
650 0 _aCaste
_zIndia.
700 1 _aRajan, Nalini
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