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099 WORLD WIDE WEB|aE-BOOK|aSPRINGER
100 1 Sen, Ragini,|d1957-|eauthor.
245 10 Secularism and religion in multi-faith societies :|bthe
case of India /|cRagini Sen, Wolfgang Wagner, Caroline
Howarth.
264 1 Cham :|bSpringer,|c[2013]
264 4 |c©2014
300 1 online resource (xi, 83 pages) :|billustrations.
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 computer|bc|2rdamedia
338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
490 1 SpringerBriefs in Political Science,|x2191-5466
504 Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 Method: locating the offbeat -- Results and
interpretations -- Conclusions.
520 This Brief looks at the illustrative case of the Hindu-
Muslim conflict in India, with the aim of understanding
the dynamics of lived secularism as it exists in
traditional multi-faith societies such as India. The data
analyzed in this Brief comprise many interviews, conducted
amidst Hindus and Muslims, with respondents of both sexes
living in slum and middle class regions in the city of
Mumbai. The volume begins by giving a brief summary of the
historical and cultural background to the present
situation in India. It then traces complementarities and
similarities of opinions across diverse constituencies
which cluster around three main anchoring points:
communication, re-presentations and operationalizing of a
shared dream. The first point explores the need to
understand and to be understood, encourages processes of
mutual acculturation, and describes the sensitive decoding
of cultural symbols such as dress codes. The second point
discusses changes in mind sets and mutual perceptions,
where Muslims and Islam are portrayed in a balanced way
and exploitation of religion for political purposes is
stopped. The third main point is the involvement of the
common, regular person, and a focus on children, as the
unifying hope for the future. Throughout the volume,
emphasis is on moral maturation, cultural interpretation
in lieu of cultural imposition and creation of a sensitive
media policy. The issues raised may help craft
interdisciplinary and international frameworks, which
address conflict resolution in culturally diverse multi-
faith societies. Accordingly, the book concludes with
policy recommendations for supporting the peaceful
coexistence of secularism and religion in society from a
peace psychological perspective.
588 0 Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink,
viewed October 7, 2013).
650 0 Secularism|zIndia.
650 0 Religion and state|zIndia.
650 7 RELIGION|xAgnosticism.|2bisacsh
650 7 Droit.|2eclas
650 7 Sciences sociales.|2eclas
650 7 Sciences humaines.|2eclas
650 7 Religion and state.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01093863
650 7 Secularism.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01110732
650 10 Psychology.
650 20 Personality and Social Psychology.
650 20 Political Science, general.
650 20 Religious Studies.
651 7 India.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01210276
700 1 Wagner, Wolfgang,|d1949-|eauthor.
700 1 Howarth, Caroline|q(Caroline Susannah),|eauthor.
776 08 |iPrint version:|z9783319019215|z331901921X
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