Rethinking pluralism, secularism and tollerance :
Chandhoke, Neera
Rethinking pluralism, secularism and tollerance : anxieties of coexistence / Neera Chandhoke - India Sage Publications 2019 - 223 p.
How can people who speak different languages, worship different gods and subscribe to different conceptions of the good live together with a degree of civility, dignity and mutual respect? It is not easy to find an answer to this troubled question, given recent political developments in many parts of the world. Today, the world is marked by extreme intolerance towards racial, sexual, religious and ethnic minorities and refugees. It is stamped with the disturbing consequences of religious strife. In these troubled times, Rethinking Pluralism, Secularism and Tolerance: Anxieties of Coexistence takes on the difficult task of finding an answer to the question by analyzing and reinterpreting the concepts of secularism, pluralism and tolerance in the context of contemporary India.
9789353281984
Minorities--Civil rights
Religion and politics
Religion and state
Religious pluralism
Secularism
India
Ethnic relations
323.154 CHA-N
Rethinking pluralism, secularism and tollerance : anxieties of coexistence / Neera Chandhoke - India Sage Publications 2019 - 223 p.
How can people who speak different languages, worship different gods and subscribe to different conceptions of the good live together with a degree of civility, dignity and mutual respect? It is not easy to find an answer to this troubled question, given recent political developments in many parts of the world. Today, the world is marked by extreme intolerance towards racial, sexual, religious and ethnic minorities and refugees. It is stamped with the disturbing consequences of religious strife. In these troubled times, Rethinking Pluralism, Secularism and Tolerance: Anxieties of Coexistence takes on the difficult task of finding an answer to the question by analyzing and reinterpreting the concepts of secularism, pluralism and tolerance in the context of contemporary India.
9789353281984
Minorities--Civil rights
Religion and politics
Religion and state
Religious pluralism
Secularism
India
Ethnic relations
323.154 CHA-N