The Understanding of dharmanirapekṣa (“secular”) in the Nepali Online Newspaper Nagarik
The term “secular” has long been interpreted in academia either as opposition towards religion or as a neutral position. As a Western concept deeply entangled with Christianity, its application to non-Christian and non-Western societies is highly contested. In our second case study, we focus on medi...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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Journal of religion, media and digital culture
Year: 2018, Volume: 7, Issue: 3, Pages: 346-364 |
| ISSN: | 2165-9214 |
| DOI: | 10.1163/21659214-00703007 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://brill.com/view/journals/rmdc/7/3/article-p346_346.xml Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1163/21659214-00703007 
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| Summary: | The term “secular” has long been interpreted in academia either as opposition towards religion or as a neutral position. As a Western concept deeply entangled with Christianity, its application to non-Christian and non-Western societies is highly contested. In our second case study, we focus on media discourse around Nepali democracy as a secular (dharmanirapekṣa) state. The discourse understands dharmanirapekṣa as neutrality or indifference towards all religions, but the idea of opposition is lacking. Secularism is attacked as a Western concept threatening Nepali culture or welcomed as a tool in the fight for recognition of different groups after centuries of domination under high-caste Hindu rule. |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 2165-9214 |
| DOI: | 10.1163/21659214-00703007 |