Religion, Hinduism and Secularization
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Year of publication | 2009 |
Type | Article in Periodical |
Magazine / Source | Pantheon |
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Field | Philosophy and religion |
Keywords | Concept of Religion;concept "Hinduism";secularization;modernity;theory in the Study of Religions;methodology in the Study of Religions |
Description | On the background of social changes, which were carried on trhough the intellectual application of the concept "religion" on interpretation of traditions in colonial India, this paper shows why "religion" cannot be used as a general concept, but has to be applied only in the context of modern societies. |
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