Religious Identity and Political Destiny 'Hindutva' in the Culture of Ethnicism

Religious Identity and Political Destiny: Hindutva in the Culture of Ethnicism is an ethnography of a contentious on-going debate about the place of religion in Indian civic life. Exploring Hindu nationalism from the varied perspectives of its critics in women's activist and Left intellectual circles, its ideologues, supporters, and sympathizers, Deepa S. Reddy locates Hindutva in a broader culture of critique in which identity movements of all kinds compete for recognition, representation, and rights. This book will be of interest to anthropologists, historians, and sociologists, as well as readers of ethno-nationalist movements, religion, activism, global feminisms, and all matters Indian/South Asian.

Deepa S. Reddy is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Houston-Clear Lake.