The Understanding of dharmanirapekṣa (“secular”) in the Nepali Online Newspaper Nagarik

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" The Understanding of dharmanirapekṣa (“secular”) in the Nepali Online Newspaper Nagarik "
Johanna Buss

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1082541
Doc. No	:	LA126170
Call No	:	‭10.1163/21659214-00703007‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Johanna Buss
Title & Author	:	The Understanding of dharmanirapekṣa (“secular”) in the Nepali Online Newspaper Nagarik [Article]\ Johanna Buss
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture
Date	:	2018
Volume/ Issue Number	:	7/3
Page No	:	346–364
Abstract	:	The term “secular” has long been interpreted in academia either as opposition towards religion or as a neutral position. As a Western concept deeply entangled with Christianity, its application to non-Christian and non-Western societies is highly contested. In our second case study, we focus on media discourse around Nepali democracy as a secular (dharmanirapekṣa) state. The discourse understands dharmanirapekṣa as neutrality or indifference towards all religions, but the idea of opposition is lacking. Secularism is attacked as a Western concept threatening Nepali culture or welcomed as a tool in the fight for recognition of different groups after centuries of domination under high-caste Hindu rule.
Descriptor	:	constitution
Descriptor	:	Nepal
Descriptor	:	secularism
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/21659214-00703007‬