Religious fundamentalism in India and beyond.
From: Parameters
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Date: 9/22/2002
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Author: Kumar, Krishna
We live in turbulent times. Our epoch is characterized by startling advances W on the one hand and conditions of extreme socioeconomic retrogression and distress on the other. Social development is severely uneven and yet deeply intertwined. This has created unexpected convulsions which are exploding across the planet.
Both a consequence and a cause of this turbulence is a resurgence of religion. Religious fundamentalism has appeared at the turn of the century as a prominent ...
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