Religious Interactions in Modern India

Religions in South Asia have tended to be studied in blocks, whether in the various monolithic
traditions in which they are now regarded, thus Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh, Jain, or indeed in
temporal blocks: ancient, medieval, modern. This volume seeks to look at relationships both within
and between religions. It explores the diversity and the multiplicity within each tradition, but also the
specific forms of their co-existence with each other, whether in accord or in antagonism. Its second
major concern is to look for grounds shared in the process of modernizing. And finally, it also looks at
the changing social and political frames of reference shared by both religious and secularist strands
of thought. The 'religions' targeted include Hindu discourses, Dalits, Jains, Sikhs, Islamic traditions
including the various Sufi orders, and Indian Christians.