Bassett & Avalos/IRT5M, 20. Is Adivasi religion the same as Hinduism?

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How to Cite: Elison, William. 20. Is Adivasi religion the same as Hinduism?. Indigenous Religious Traditions in Five Minutes. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. Sep 2022. ISBN 9781800502031

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What's at stake in this equation? This essay introduces India's Adivasis, or "Scheduled Tribes," and lays out some key factors to take into account: questions of caste, colonial epistemology, Brahminical tradition, and the politics of Hindu nationalism. For the present-day Hindu Right, the solution to the equation is: "Essentially, yes."

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  • container title
    Indigenous Religious Traditions in Five Minutes
  • creator
    William Elison
  • isbn
    9781800502048 (eBook)
  • publisher
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • publisher place
    Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • series title
    Religion in 5 Minutes
  • doi
    https://doi.org/10.1558/isbn.9781800502048