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Gramsci and South Asia: Common Sense, Religion and Political Society book cover

1st Edition

Gramsci and South Asia Common Sense, Religion and Political Society

By Arun Kumar Patnaik Copyright 2025
256 Pages
by Routledge India

256 Pages
by Routledge India

256 Pages
by Routledge India
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Gramsci’s theory of common sense is a metanarrative that can be used to explain both religion and political formations. This book examines Gramsci’s perspective and how his theories translate into South Asian society. It explores Gramsci’s historicism, which is sensitive to historical, regional and national differences, and its relevance in post-colonial societies. The volume discusses themes... Read more

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

Biography

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

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