Religion and Nationalism in India: The Case of the PunjabThis timely and significant study explores the reasons behind the rise in Sikh militancy over the 1970s and 1980s. It also evaluates the violent response of the Indian State in fuelling and suppressing the Sikh separatist movement, resulting in a tragic sequence of events which has included the raiding of the Golden Temple at Amritsar and the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The book reveals the role in this movement of a section of young semi-literate Sikh peasantry who were disaffected by the Green Revolution and the commercialisation of agriculture in Punjab. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Deol examines the role of popular mass media in the revitalisation of religion during this period, and the subsequent emergence of sharper religious boundaries. |
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... regional distinctions, a motley complex of traditions, and nearly 500 languages and dialects are spoken by nearly 900 million people (Van der Veer 1994:165). It is indeed remarkable that this broad cultural ensemble is subsumed under a ...
... regional distinctions, a motley complex of traditions, and nearly 500 languages and dialects are spoken by nearly 900 million people (Van der Veer 1994:165). It is indeed remarkable that this broad cultural ensemble is subsumed under a ...
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... regional cleavages among the Sikhs. The region enclosed between the river Ravi and the river Sutlej is the Majha region. The Majha is often considered to be the 'cradle of Sikhism' because of the presence of major Sikh shrines and ...
... regional cleavages among the Sikhs. The region enclosed between the river Ravi and the river Sutlej is the Majha region. The Majha is often considered to be the 'cradle of Sikhism' because of the presence of major Sikh shrines and ...
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... regional struggle as a consequence of the transition to commercial agriculture will also be looked at. Finally, this study looks at the social and cultural sphere beyond the Englishspeaking élite in India. The religious polemics ...
... regional struggle as a consequence of the transition to commercial agriculture will also be looked at. Finally, this study looks at the social and cultural sphere beyond the Englishspeaking élite in India. The religious polemics ...
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... regional movement' is distinguished from other regional movements by the emphasis on ethnic distinctiveness, on ethnic markers such as language or religion, in a bid to seek a separate region within an existing state, as well as seek an ...
... regional movement' is distinguished from other regional movements by the emphasis on ethnic distinctiveness, on ethnic markers such as language or religion, in a bid to seek a separate region within an existing state, as well as seek an ...
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... regional markets, the development of banking and the use of money, all interlinked through the network of commerce and migration. These are just a few features which suggest that the notion of the custom-bound, autarkic village ...
... regional markets, the development of banking and the use of money, all interlinked through the network of commerce and migration. These are just a few features which suggest that the notion of the custom-bound, autarkic village ...
Contents
The Contradictory Unity of the Indian State | |
The Historical Roots of Sikh Communal Consciousness 14691947 | |
The Rise of Sikh National Consciousness 194795 | |
The Agrarian Crisis and the Rise of Armed Resistance The SocioEconomic | |
Transformation in Social Communication and Religious Controversy | |
Conclusion | |
Bibliography | |
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