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In 2002, the Government of India published a Universities Handbook based on a survey of 273 institutions of higher learning in India (excluding the 12,000-odd colleges that existed at the time) and of their academic programs [...]
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Introduction to the SpecialIssue on “Hinduism: HistoricalPerspectives and Contemporary Developments” Amiya P
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Given the orthopraxy characteristic of Hinduism itself, was it reasonable to keep it out of reckoning? Second, did someone naively assume that the onus of keeping inter-faith tensions in check rested on the majority community only? Third, the exclusion of Hinduism as a field of study would appear to be at fault historically since, in their quest for reformist modernization, several non-Hindu faiths and cultures have redefined their boundaries in relation to Hinduism
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Introduction to the SpecialIssue on “Hinduism: HistoricalPerspectives and Contemporary Developments” Amiya P. The exclusion of Hinduism as a field of study would appear to be at fault historically since, in their quest for reformist modernization, several non-Hindu faiths and cultures have redefined their boundaries in relation to Hinduism. My generation has not witnessed the birth of an Indian academic journal that specialized in religious studies in general, not to speak of Hinduism.
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