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The ambiguities of Hinduism

"The word ""Hinduism"" is not of Indian origin, and only came into use toward the end of the nineteenth century, or even the beginning of the twentieth. Despite the diversity of its practices, most scholars, whether Indian or Western, prefer to view Hinduism as a single, unified religion."
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  • Journal article

    Hidden by Hindu

    In Esprit (2020/6 June)

  • Book chapter

    4. La Bhagavad-Gîtâ

    In La philosophie indienne (2019)

  • Journal article

    Current studies on Hinduism

    In Archives de sciences sociales des religions (2021/4 No 196)

  • Journal article

    Christophe Jaffrelot, L’Inde de Modi. National-populisme et démocratie ethnique

    Fayard, 2019, 352 p., €25

    In Projet (2019/5 No 372)

  • Journal article

    Violence between Hindus and Moslems in Gujarati (India) in 2002: State Riots, Pogroms, and Anti-Jihad Reactions

    In Revue Tiers Monde (2003/2 No 174)

  • Journal article

    India: Hindu nationalism in power

    In Politique étrangère (2020/1 Spring Issue)

  • Journal article

    The rise of religious nationalism: The case of India

    In Revue internationale et stratégique (2020/1 No 117)

  • Journal article

    India: Which Form of Secularity?

    In Études (2004/11 Volume 401)

  • Journal article

    Indian democracy and the challenge of Hindu nationalism

    In L'Homme (2020/3 No 236)

  • Book chapter

    Chapitre 8 : Les brigades de l'Hindutva et la police culturelle

    In Milices armées d'Asie du Sud (2008)

  • Magazine article

    L’Inde de Narendra Modi ou l’hindutva au pouvoir

    In Questions internationales (2019/1 n°95-96)

  • Book

    L'hindouisme

  • Journal article

    Appropriation of the Past and Hindu Nationalism in Modern India

    In Sociétés & Représentations (2006/2 No 22)

  • Book chapter

    Chapitre III. Culture, religion, vie politique dans l’Inde des xixe et xxe siècles

    In L'Asie orientale et méridionale aux XIXe et XXe siècles (1999)

  • Journal article

    The question of the definition of Hindu identity: The contribution of B. R. Ambedkar to its political settlement

    In Archives de sciences sociales des religions (2019/2 No 186)

  • Journal article

    News from studies about Hindus

    In Archives de sciences sociales des religions (2020/5 No 192)

  • Journal article

    Recent studies on modern Hinduism in Bengal

    In Archives de sciences sociales des religions (2022/4 No 200)

  • Journal article

    Pilgrimage and Hindu nationalism: The limits of the instrumentalist interpretation

    In Politix (2007/1 No 77)

  • Journal article

    The Hindu national-populism in diplomacy or the resilience of a realpolitik

    In Outre-Terre (2018/1 No 54-55)

  • Journal article

    Narendra Modi or the Hindu variant of national populism

    In Outre-Terre (2018/1 No 54-55)

  • Book chapter

    Le BJP (Parti du peuple indien), un parti ethno-religieux modéré ou radicalisé par la démocratie ?

    In La Diplomatie au défi des religions (2014)

  • Journal article

    Anustup Basu, Hindutva as Political Monotheism

    Durham, Duke University Press, 2020, 285 pages

    In Archives de sciences sociales des religions (2021/4 No 196)

  • Journal article

    L’hégémonie hindouiste

    Le nouveau visage de l’Inde

    In Études (2023/HS9 N° Hors-série)