Politics of hate : religious majoritarianism in South Asia
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TextPublication details: Haryana HarperCollins India 2023Edition: 1st edDescription: xxii, 313pISBN: 978-9356293557Subject(s): Politics of Hate | South AsiaDDC classification: 302.4 Summary: Over the years, politicians across the world have exploited ethnic and religious sentiments to mobilize support in their favour. Majoritarian communalism entails rehashing historical grievances and creating fear among the majority that minorities threaten the former's religion, culture or tradition. In many instances, the minority groups are described as privileged, unduly supported by the state, a threat to economic and job opportunities for the majority and so on.
South Asia-home to almost 200 crore people representing every major and minor religious belief-has also witnessed religious extremism, often supported by the state apparatus. Beginning with Pakistan's Islamization following the Partition in 1947, and especially over the last two decades, Hindu supremacist sentiment in India, Buddhist supremacism in Sri Lanka, and attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, have been on a steady rise across South Asia.
In Politics of Hate, noted scholars-experts on the subject and the region-discuss their research on the role of the media and political leaders in deploying hatred for political advantage, covering developments in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In an era of media incitement, orchestrated attacks on mosques, churches, and temples, and identity politics, this book serves as a timely study of the phenomenon of politically motivated religious and ethnic division.
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1. Religious Majoritarianism in a Diverse Region HUSAIN HAQQANI
2. Muslimophobia in India: Reasons and Remedy
A. FAIZUR RAHMAN
3. Hindu Majoritarianism and Unmaking the Idea of India NIRANJAN SAHOO
4. The Indian Media's Role in Fuelling Communal Violence: Media Divides and Hates for Profit MAYA MIRCHANDANI
5. Islamophobia and Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalism in Sri Lanka NEIL DEVOTTA
6. Fear, Radicalism and Violence: Sri Lanka's
Cyclical Crisis
GEHAN GUNATILLEKE
7. Christians in Pakistan: Retrospect and Prospect
MICHAEL NAZIR-ALI
8. Genesis of the Shia Predicament in Pakistan MOHAMMAD TAQI
9. Pakistan's Legal Framework and Treatment of Religious Minorities
FARAHNAZ ISPAHANI
10. Understanding the Radicalization of Bangladeshi Society and Politics
ALI RIAZ
11. Religious Intolerance in Bangladesh C. CHRISTINE FAIR AND PARINA PATEL
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Over the years, politicians across the world have exploited ethnic and religious sentiments to mobilize support in their favour. Majoritarian communalism entails rehashing historical grievances and creating fear among the majority that minorities threaten the former's religion, culture or tradition. In many instances, the minority groups are described as privileged, unduly supported by the state, a threat to economic and job opportunities for the majority and so on.
South Asia-home to almost 200 crore people representing every major and minor religious belief-has also witnessed religious extremism, often supported by the state apparatus. Beginning with Pakistan's Islamization following the Partition in 1947, and especially over the last two decades, Hindu supremacist sentiment in India, Buddhist supremacism in Sri Lanka, and attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, have been on a steady rise across South Asia.
In Politics of Hate, noted scholars-experts on the subject and the region-discuss their research on the role of the media and political leaders in deploying hatred for political advantage, covering developments in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In an era of media incitement, orchestrated attacks on mosques, churches, and temples, and identity politics, this book serves as a timely study of the phenomenon of politically motivated religious and ethnic division.
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