Hinduism
What God Hath Put Asunder
Judd Birdsall Monday, 13 June 2011
A review of Stephen Prothero, God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World—and Why Their Differences Matter (HarperCollins, 2010).
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A Case Study of Foreign Aid and Religion in Dalit Societal Advancement
Tracy Piersma Thursday, 8 July 2010
The Irulas and Punjabi Dalits provide an interesting case study on the importance of religion for community identity. While the Irulas now root their identity in socio-economic advancement, the Punjabi Dalits have centered their identity on a new religion.
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Legal Regulation of Religion in the Third World: Afro-Asian Paradigms
Tahir Mahmood Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Current constitutional documents from various Asian and African countries reveal three different models of religion-state relations. Legal regulation is not a magic formula that eliminates religion-based inequality and injustice.
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Balancing Rights Claims: Nepal's "Broken People"
Nicole Cordeau Friday, 12 May 2006
Nicole Cordeau discusses the state of the occupants of the lowest caste in Nepal.
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Rediscovering Pancasila: Religion in Indonesia’s Public Square
Nate Jones Tuesday, 1 March 2005
Indonesia's ancient tradition of tolerance and pluralism, pancasila, provides a foundation for democracy in a country with serious religious antipathy.
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