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World Religions and Democracy: Hinduism and Self-Rule
- Journal of Democracy
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 15, Number 3, July 2004
- pp. 108-121
- 10.1353/jod.2004.0049
- Article
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Abstract:
This article explores the complicated relationship between Hinduism and Democracy. It argues that modern Hinduism proved receptive to democratic ideals because democracy provided one plausible solution to the riddle of authority that beset Hinduism in the course of attempts to reform it. The article describes the ways in which Hindu nationalism poses a threat to democracy, and the resources Hindus can draw upon to resist this threat.