Secularization in Multi-religious societies

This volume brings together twenty-one papers presented at the Indo-Soviet
Symposium on Secularization in Multi-religious Societies, held at Tashkent
in November 1978.
The discussions at Tashkent and the papers had historical, sociological and philosophical
dimensions. The resulting publication is intended to help build bridges of
understanding
The Soviet Union and India are both multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, and multi-religious
societies. Their experiences in matters of cultural autonomy, religious freedom and
national integration have many parallels, but also have many significant differences.
In this book there are eight Indian and thirteen Soviet contributions which deal with
a vast area of individual and social life influenzd by the existence of religious
bei iš istitutions, and practices and by tria miniftsing place in them
ideological sturally, and historically. Societies marked a cultural pluralism and
religious diversities will find a guide to Formulation of cultural policy, in the
diffusion of information and in scholarly analyses of the subjects presented in this
book.