Hansen - The Saffron Wave [8e84aeb4]
- books, religion and modernity
- talks about the rise of Hindu nationalism, which is largely constructed after the partition
- dieties such as rama had no actual historical root, but nationalists have repurposed it for its root
- we reproduce aspects of religion, such as the free-floating artifacts
1. reviews
1. reviews
- journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/001946460103800309?casa_token=FjLkNwHsto4AAAAA:9E23mxOtcpcJh7FWUC9EX-XAeJpE54BSAhrB8cN6f9mjoGkL8Et1dcff_ltZ8IxSzK-4uX3Gxy_D1w
- www-cambridge-org.proxy.library.nyu.edu/core/journals/review-of-politics/article/democratic-resentment-hansenthomas-blom-the-saffron-wave-democracy-and-hindu-nationalism-in-modern-india-princeton-princeton-university-press-1999-pp-vi-293-1795-paper/697B8DB98475F58FAC9FE49E738692F3