Ramayana and political imagination in India
From December 1992 through January 1993, more than 3,000 people were killed in "communal" rioting across India. The author investigates the background of the Hindu-Muslim rioting, the demolition of a mosque in Ayodhya by a trained group of Hindu militants, the symbolic nexus of Ramayana (H...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1993
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The journal of Asian studies
Année: 1993, Volume: 52, Numéro: 2, Pages: 261-297 |
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B Hindou B Hindouisme B Musulman B Question des minorités |
| Résumé: | From December 1992 through January 1993, more than 3,000 people were killed in "communal" rioting across India. The author investigates the background of the Hindu-Muslim rioting, the demolition of a mosque in Ayodhya by a trained group of Hindu militants, the symbolic nexus of Ramayana (Hindu epic), used by the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party), that precipitated Hindu-Muslim violence in 1990, Rama in Indian history and the problematic relationship between history and political action. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| ISSN: | 0021-9118 |
| Contient: | In: The journal of Asian studies
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