http://www.novascotiascott.com/2009/05/28/the-myth-of-hindu-tolerance/ Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:35:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.novascotiascott.com/2009/05/28/the-myth-of-hindu-tolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-1757 Steynian 360 « Free Canuckistan! Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:48:15 +0000 http://www.novascotiascott.com/?p=7100#comment-1757 [...] - ITEM - The myth of Hindu tolerance [...] [...] – ITEM – The myth of Hindu tolerance [...]

]]> http://www.novascotiascott.com/2009/05/28/the-myth-of-hindu-tolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-1737 Brandon Sat, 30 May 2009 03:53:41 +0000 http://www.novascotiascott.com/?p=7100#comment-1737 It's ironic that the idea of Hinduism as pluralistic even in principle seems itself to be an artifact of foreign imposition: the Hinduism we know appears to be the result of religious groups that had spent centuries in utter opposition to each other hastily making alliances in the face of British occupation. Prior to that time interaction between the various sects was rather hostile; but the enemy of my enemy is my friend, as the saying goes: they found something they could all oppose. It’s ironic that the idea of Hinduism as pluralistic even in principle seems itself to be an artifact of foreign imposition: the Hinduism we know appears to be the result of religious groups that had spent centuries in utter opposition to each other hastily making alliances in the face of British occupation. Prior to that time interaction between the various sects was rather hostile; but the enemy of my enemy is my friend, as the saying goes: they found something they could all oppose.

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