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_bBHA-D
100 _aBhattacharjee, Malini
245 _aDisaster relief and the RSS
_b: resurrecting religion through humanitarianism
260 _bSage Publications
_c2019
_aNew Delhi
300 _a238p.
504 _aInclude Bibliography and Index
520 _aDisaster Relief and the RSS: Resurrecting 'Religion' Through Humanitarianism studies the political implications of the humanitarian work of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) by examining the institution of seva (service) in disaster situations. This book provides a refreshingly new perspective of the RSS by recognizing its ‘compassionate’ aspects and understanding its appeal from the point of view of its benefactors. It examines the religious, moral, intellectual and instrumental heritage of seva and discusses the possible reasons for its continual resurrection in modern India. By highlighting the under-analysed aspects of the moral complexity of evaluating the RSS’s humanitarian work.
650 _aDisaster Management
_vRashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh
_vDisasters--Religious aspects
_vDisaster relief--Political aspects
_zIndia
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_cBK