Essays about: "role of religion in india"

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1. 1. Belief in Karma and Political Attitudes

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Albin Östervall; [2022]
   Keywords : karma; karmic belief; political attitudes; ideology; India; Indian politics; conservative dispositions; caste; caste system; varnas; political psychology; political sociology; conservatism; laissez faire; authoritarianism; status quo conservatism; equality; BJP; motivated social cognition; Weber; death penalty; capital punishment; ableism; ableist attitudes; personal responsibility; samsara; ahimsa; retributivism; theodicy; just world belief; karmic causation; justice reasoning; legitimizing myth; legitimizing ideology; Hinduism; Hindutva; politics; religion; karma index;

   Abstract : Many scholars have discussed the sociopolitical consequences of belief in karma but few have investigated such relationships quantitatively. This study aims to establish empirical patterns concerning the connection between karmic beliefs and attitudes related to (i) political ideology, (ii) ableism, and (iii) views on the death penalty. READ MORE

3. 2. How Will the Geopolitics in Assam, Shaped by Religious Mobilization, Affect Bilateral Relations Between India and Bangladesh?

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Nikhil Gupta; [2022]
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   Abstract : Religious polarization and its impact on foreign policy in South Asia is a severely underrepresented area of research amongst International Relations scholars. As the nominal hegemon of the region, the transformation of India’s foreign policy into one that prioritizes domestic goals and incorporates ‘civilizational’ conceptions of religion will have a profound impact on its relationships with its neighbors, and stability in the region. READ MORE

4. 3. Female Emancipation or Pativrata? : A Qualitative Study of Women's Leadership in rituals at Assi Ghat, Varanasi

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och kulturvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Alexsandra Hallén; [2020]
   Keywords : Partiv Puja; Chhath; Ritual Theory; Religion and Gender; Ritual; Female leadership; Partiv Puja; Chhath; Ritualteori; Religion och kön; ritual; kvinnligt ledarskap;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to explore the purposes and effects of women’s leadership in rituals in relation to their social and religious role in society. This was carried out by using qualitative methods and analyzing the data by using ritual theory and theories on religion and gender. READ MORE

5. 4. Shaping social and political identity : A critical discourse anlysis of the Bharatiya Janta Party

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Julia Lindahl; [2018]
   Keywords : Religion; Democracy; Identity; Hinduism; Hindutva; Pluralism; Caste System; Secularisation; Discourse Analysis; Critical Discourse Analysis;

   Abstract : This research paper uses Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to analyse texts produced by the political party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India. The analysis use Machin and Mayr’s (2012) concepts of Language and Identity and Nominalisation and Presupposition with the aim to understand how the BJP can influence the democratic society in India through discourse. READ MORE

6. 5. The Kabir Project. Bangalore and Mumbai (India)

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Itziar Ancín; [2013]
   Keywords : Kabir Project; arts for peace building; folk music; oral traditions; poetry; Gujarat 2002; identity; Kabir festival Mumbai; Bangalore; India;

   Abstract : The Kabir Project (K.P.) was born in Bangalore, India, in 2002, after the Gujarat pogrom, which occurred in the same year. READ MORE