TY  - BOOK
AU  - Damle,Amod
AU  - Damle,Nilu
TI  - The politics of soft Hindutva: how culture matters in Indian politics 
SN  - 9783031325687 (reli�e)
AV  - BL1215.P65 D36 2023
U1  - 320.550954 23
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Cham, Switzerland
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan.
KW  - Bharatiya Janata Party
KW  - lc
KW  - Aam Aadmi Party
KW  - All India Trinamool Congress
KW  - Nationalisme hindou
KW  - Inde
KW  - ram
KW  - Hindouisme et politique
KW  - Partis politiques
KW  - Identit�e collective
KW  - Aspect politique
KW  - Hindutva
KW  - India
KW  - Hinduism and politics
N1  - Bibliographie �a la fin de chaque chapitre. Index
N2  - This book examines the rise of two contrasting variants of Hindu nationalism--the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) divisive cultural nationalism and the softer, less threatening variant of Hindutva espoused by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Trinamool Congress (TMC). Historically, the overlaps between Hinduism and Islam bolstered the narrative that the Muslims were culturally inferior to the Hindus and that Hinduism was India's unifying tradition. As a result, for many Hindus, emphasizing the distinctiveness of a minority group, especially the Muslims, represents a threat to Hindu superiority and India's cultural integrity. With the rise of the BJP, AAP, and TMC, we witness a tussle between two strains of Hindu nativism. The BJP attempts to attract the Hindu vote by heightening the differences between Hindus and Muslims and portraying itself as the restorer of national integrity. The AAP and TMC revive a much older form of cultural nativism by downplaying the separateness of the Muslims, indicating that India is already a Hindu nation and that there is no need to persecute religious minorities. Comparing the two variants of cultural nationalism provides valuable insights into how culture matters in Indian politics
ER  -