EAN: 9789819707027

REASON RELIGION AND MODERNITY - ANIL KUMAR VADD...

This book deals with the question of understanding religion and its relationship with politics
in the context of developing countries. It reviews specific theories  such as modernisation
theory  marxism  liberalism  hermeneutics and critical approach to explain questions related to
religion and religious traditions. The book focuses on the recent attempts to theorise religion
by Jurgen Habermas. It argues modernisation and orthodox Marxian theory are inadequate in
understanding the recent spurt of religious phenomenon in politics. It discusses Hans-Georg
Gadamer's view to show a way forward regarding dialectical hermeneutics in facilitating a
dialogue between different traditions and religions. The book is of interest to students 
scholars  practitioners of development  and all those who concern themselves with the questions
of religion  tradition  modernity and secular well-being in developing countries such as India
and beyond.

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