Hinduism and politics

Peter Friedlander

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Hinduism and politics

Peter Friedlander^*

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The relationship between Hinduism and politics is a complex issue and has gone through several important stages.These could be described as developments during the pre-colonial period, the colonial period and the post-independence period.In the period up to around 1990 what could be described as a secular approach to politics in India put forward by India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was dominant. However, from the 1990s onwards there has been a rise in the power of politics that identifies itself as Hindu.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Routledge Handbook of Religion and Politics
Subtitle of host publication	Second Edition
Publisher	Taylor and Francis Inc.
Pages	70-82
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317287469
ISBN (Print)	9781138826991
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315643922
Publication status	Published - 13 Jan 2016

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