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Politics of exclusion and social marginalization of Muslims in India: case study of Gujarat
Author(s) -
Kumar Manasi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international journal of applied psychoanalytic studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.314
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1556-9187
pISSN - 1742-3341
DOI - 10.1002/aps.256
Subject(s) - phallic stage , aggression , indigenous , psychoanalytic theory , ethnic group , hinduism , sociology , politics , phenomenon , gender studies , context (archaeology) , criminology , structural violence , social psychology , psychology , political science , anthropology , religious studies , psychoanalysis , geography , epistemology , law , ecology , philosophy , archaeology , biology
The paper offers a socio‐psychological understanding of the phenomenon called ethnic riots and the various indigenous theories of violence discussed here suggest how complex and multidimensional human aggression and communal violence are. In light of this, the marginalized Muslim identity in Gujarat becomes the backdrop against which the problematic of Hindu‐Muslim violence is developed. Psychoanalytic ideas on group psychology, phallic aggression, rumors and religious rituals are discussed in this context. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.