Secularism and Religion in Multi-Faith Societies: The Case of India

by Ragini Sen, Caroline Howarth, Wolfgang Wagner

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331901921X
• ISBN13: 9783319019215
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 83 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"