Religious Division and Social Conflict is an ethnographic account of the emergence of Hindu nationalism in a tribal (adivasi) community in Chhattisgarh; Central India. It is argued that the successful spread of Hindu nationalism in this area is due to the instrumentalist involvement of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS); a militant Hindu nationalist organization; in local affairs. While active engagement in civilizing strategies has enabled the RSS to legitimize its presence and endear itself to the local community; the book argues that participation in more aggressive strategies has enabled this organization to fuel and attach local tensions to a broader Hindu nationalist agenda. The book further argues that while the RSS is the active agent in this process; its specific impact in this area is a result of its opposition to the Church.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Key to India the Indians sometimes seem to have lost ...By A CustomerA classical account on India - fresh; vivid; humorous; sometimes partially; but in many respects until this very day an excellent indtroduction in Indian thought and behaviour!What we didn't know until Sylvia Murrs detective-like analysis of manuscripts: the late Abbé (1766-1848) had a ghostwriter - he owned an older manuscript of the Ex-Jesuit Coeurdoux (+ 1691-1779); a brilliant scholar of Indian customs and lifelong observer of his exotic environment. Dubois added to his model many sociological and ethnical observations - a real teamwork ...The book is of outstanding interest - both authors lived in all more than 90 years in a continent whom they tried to understand - not in vain.This book represents in a certain sense the key to Indian manners and customs the Indians themselves sometimes seem to have lost ...* In 2002 there came out a German translation with commentary
