Political Competition, Relative Deprivation, and Perceived Threat: A Research Note on Anti-Chrstian Violence in India

Chad M Bauman, Tamara Leech

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    Abstract

    A preliminary subnational statistical analysis of violence against Christians in contemporary India, this article suggests that whereas the data provide very little support for simple, demographic explanations of this violence, they do more robustly support theories emphasizing the relative status of ethnic and religious minorities (vis-a`-vis majorities) and the perception, among Hindus, that Christians (and other minorities) represent a threat to their numerical, political and economic strength.

    Original languageAmerican English
    JournalEthnic and Racial Studies
    Volume35
    Issue number12
    StatePublished - Dec 2012

    Disciplines

    • Religion
    • History of Religions of Eastern Origins
    • Missions and World Christianity

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