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Overview
The demolition of the Babri Mosque at Ayodhya on December 6, 1992 was an event as significant as it was unexpected. In this book, nine scholars (Theodore P. Wright, Jr., John J. Carroll, Matthew A. Cook, Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi, Subhas C. Kashyap, Steven A. Hoffman, Srinivas Tilak, Koenraad Elst, and Vasudha Narayanan) explore the myriad significances of this event for the Hindu and Muslim communities, and for the relations between them, in India.
Synopsis
The demolition of the Babri Mosque at Ayodhya on December 6, 1992 was an event as significant as it was unexpected. In this book, nine scholars (Theodore P. Wright, Jr., John J. Carroll, Matthew A. Cook, Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi, Subhas C. Kashyap, Steven A. Hoffman, Srinivas Tilak, Koenraad Elst, and Vasudha Narayanan) explore the myriad significances of this event for the Hindu and Muslim communities, and for the relations between them, in India.
Booknews
This collection of essays assesses the relation between Muslims and Hindus in an attempt to situate historically and politically the 1992 destruction of the Babri Mosque at Ayodhya. The contributors are academics in political science, religion, comparative religion, and Asian studies; one is a member of the Indian government. Several of the essays are devoted to secularism in India, others examine the work of Sita Ram Goel, Islam and identity, and those areas where Hindu- Muslim relations share traditions. Sharma teaches comparative religion at McGill U. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)