What is communalism and its different forms...5 marks
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the use of religion in politics is called communalism. It means showing one religion superior than the other or spreading hatred towards other religion.
Its different forms in politics are:-
1) Expression of religious belief in day to day life:- different religious communities have different cultures and traditions. The poeple of other religions find the practices of the other religious communities different. So they usually make a stereotype about them and doesn't show any interest to know about their religion .
2)Situation of suspicion:- It creates a situation of suspicion and fear and stereotype the other community.
3) Feeling of superiority :- In this, majority community feels itself as superior and tends to dominate others. A feeling of superiority and threat persists in majority and minority community respectively .
4) Ugly form of communal violence:- At times it takes the most ugly form of communal violence, riots and masscre. The creation of India and Pakistan is one of the example of such believe.
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Its different forms in politics are:-
1) Expression of religious belief in day to day life:- different religious communities have different cultures and traditions. The poeple of other religions find the practices of the other religious communities different. So they usually make a stereotype about them and doesn't show any interest to know about their religion .
2)Situation of suspicion:- It creates a situation of suspicion and fear and stereotype the other community.
3) Feeling of superiority :- In this, majority community feels itself as superior and tends to dominate others. A feeling of superiority and threat persists in majority and minority community respectively .
4) Ugly form of communal violence:- At times it takes the most ugly form of communal violence, riots and masscre. The creation of India and Pakistan is one of the example of such believe.
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(i) Communalism is a situation when beliefs of one religion are presented as superior to those of other religions.
When the demands of one religious group are formed in opposition to another and when state power is used to establish domination of one religious group over the rest.
(ii) Various forms of communalism in politics :
(a) The most common expression of communalism is in every day beliefs.
(b) A communal mind often leads to a quest for political dominance of one’s own religious community.
(c) Political mobilisation on religious lines is another frequent form of communalism. This involves the use of sacred symbols, religious leaders, emotional appeals and plan fear.
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