Sriya Iyer on the Economics of Religion in India
Ideas of India
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Hinduism and the Market Place for Religion and Competition
Hinduism is non a bramic religion. Many people have described it mostly as a collection of different sects that are actually stitched together by the persistence of the cast system. The kind of hinduism we have to day seems much more monolithic in many cases than polytheistic. You're actually thinking about our notions of competition relevant to hinduism as they are to other religions such as christianity? Yes, i think they are because of the polytheistic nature of the religion and the fact that you do see lots of different cults and sects and communities competing for adherence between each other.
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