Rituals between religion and politics: the case of VHP’s 2001-2002 Ayodhya-campaign
The present paper deals with rituals in a political discourse, namely the rituals employed by the right wing, Hindu nationalist movement, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), in its campaign for a Rama temple in the north Indian town of Ayodhya. As is probably well-known, VHP is part of a group of organizat...
Main Author: | Erik Reenberg Sand |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Donner Institute
2003-01-01
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Series: | Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis |
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Online Access: | https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67290 |
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