The Making of Indian Secularism
Empire, Law and Christianity, 1830-1960
Nonfiction, History, Asian, Asia, British
| Author: | N. Chatterjee | ISBN: | 9780230298088 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | January 26, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | N. Chatterjee |
| ISBN: | 9780230298088 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | January 26, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
A unique study of how a deeply religious country like India acquired the laws and policies of a secular state, highlighting the contradictory effects of British imperial policies, the complex role played by Indian Christians, and how this highly divided community shaped its own identity and debated that of their new nation.
A unique study of how a deeply religious country like India acquired the laws and policies of a secular state, highlighting the contradictory effects of British imperial policies, the complex role played by Indian Christians, and how this highly divided community shaped its own identity and debated that of their new nation.
