Gramsci and South Asia - Common Sense, Religion and Political Society

Gramsci's theory of common sense is a meta-narrative that can be used to explain both religion and political formations. This book examines Gramsci's perspective and how his theories translate in South Asian society.

Sommario

List of contributors. Preface. Part I: Common Sense 1. Historicising Gramsci's Theory 2. Common Sense, the Subaltern and Hegemony Part II: Religion 3. A Critique of India's Secular Cosmopolitanism 4. Political Secularism, Religious Common Sense and the Ayodhya Dispute (With Prithvi Ram Mudiam) 5. Tagore, Folk religion, and Moments of Eternity 6. Dialoguing with Communal Polarization in Kandhamal (With Rajesh Bag) Part III: Political Society 7. Civil Society in Postcolonial Times 8. Modes of Political Society: Towards a Recovery of the Citizen-Subject 9. In Lieu of A Conclusion: Towards A Dialogue with the Subalterns. Index

Info autore

Arun Kumar Patnaik is Professor of Political Science and former Dean of the School of Social Sciences, University of Hyderabad, India.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Arun Kumar Patnaik
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.10.2025
• EAN: 9781032335278
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3233527-8
• Pagine: 242
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Cultural Studies, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social groups, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Political science and theory, Regional Geography, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), Social groups, communities and identities