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100 _aArcher, Robin
245 _aAmerican communalism and Indian secularism: religion and politics in India and the West
260 _c1999
300 _ap.887-92
362 _a10 Apr
520 _aMuch of the Indian debate on secularism is built around what seem to be the common sense assumptions about India and the west. But a close look at the impact of Protestant Puritanism on the relationship between religion and politics in the US suggests that these assumptions are mistaken. Far from having fundamentally different experiences, there are some striking similarities between India and the US: similarities which draw attention to potential long-term dangers for India. - Reproduced
650 _aSecularism
773 _aEconomic and Political Weekly
909 _a40630
999 _c40630
_d40630