The Making of Indian Secularism Empire, Law and Christianity, 1830–1960
A unique study of how a deeply religious country like India acquired the laws and policies of a secular state, highlighting the contradictory effects of British imperial policies, the complex role played by Indian Christians, and how this highly divided community shaped its own identity and debated...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
2011, 2011
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| Series: | Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | A unique study of how a deeply religious country like India acquired the laws and policies of a secular state, highlighting the contradictory effects of British imperial policies, the complex role played by Indian Christians, and how this highly divided community shaped its own identity and debated that of their new nation |
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| Physical Description: | XIV, 337 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780230298088 |