what are the different forms of communalism?
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The most common expression of communalism lies in our everyday beliefs. It routinely involves thinking up of religious prejudices, stereotypical beliefs and the superiority of ones own religion over other religions.
A communal mind often leads to the quest of one's own religions dominance over the other religions. For a majority community, it takes the form of majoritarianism as for the minority community, it takes the form of a desire to form a separate political unit.
Political mobilization on religious lines is another frequent form of communalism.
This involves the use of sacred symbols, political leaders, emotional appeal and even plain fear to bring the followers of a religious community in one political arena.
The most ugly form of communalism takes in the form of communal riots, massacre and violence, India and Pakistan suffered some of the worst communal riots at the time of partition.
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