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{{Short description|Critical review and debates against Hinduism and its practices}} |
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{{Short description|Religion}} |
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{{Short description|Religion}} |
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'''Criticism of Hinduism''' refers to aspects of ] which have been criticised.{{source?|date=January 2021}} For prejudice against Hindus, see ]. |
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'''Criticism of Hinduism''' refers to aspects of ] which have been criticised. For prejudice against Hindus, see ]. |
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==Definition and scope== |
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==Definition and scope== |
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What is "criticism"? --> |
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What is "criticism"? --> |
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==Historical background== |
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==Historical background== |
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Early opposition against Brahminism: Buddhism, Agamic traditions |
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Early opposition against Brahminism: Buddhism, Agamic traditions |
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Colonialism, monotheism, and Indian modernism |
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Colonialism, monotheism, and Indian modernism |
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Hindu-nationalism and the forging of a Hindu-identity |
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Hindu-nationalism and the forging of a Hindu-identity |
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==Caste system== |
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==Caste system== |
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<!-- How is the caste-system a defining feature of Hinduism, and not of South Asian society? Criticisms by Buddhists, Bhakti traditions, Islam, British rulers & evangelists, contemporary Dalit activists and international NGO's. --> |
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The "discriminatory and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment" of over 165 million people in India justified on the basis of caste, "a defining feature of Hinduism," has repeatedly been noticed and described by Human Rights Watch and the United Nations, along with criticism of other caste systems worldwide.
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