Introduction
Résumé
The introduction distinguishes three different dynamics of Hindutva's cultural entrenchment. The first concerns cases where the initial move comes from RSS-affi liated organisations.4 The leaders of these organisations, who often belong to the RSS , elaborate their discourse in relation to a specific cultural or artistic programme. This is then enacted at the regional level by local mediators who may become interested in participating in the programme for their own cultural interest, without necessarily endorsing all aspects of the Hindutva agenda. The second dynamic is that of convergence. This refers to cases where people operate in a more or less organised way, in religious groups or associations, which also often have a spiritualistic dim¬ension. Contrary to the scenario evoked above, the sometimes very strong affinities between these people's discourse and Hindutva¬based views are not at all monitored by a Hindutva organisation. Instead, people appear to gather around the figure of a guru or a federative figure who may share or may end up sharing some personal sym-pathies with the Hindutva programme. A third kind of Hindutva entrenchment occurs within a context of resistance. This trend can also be observed in different regional milieus, where people who consciously oppose militant Hinduism -- either individually or in a well organised and activist way -- may in fact paradoxically, and even inadvertently, adopt some aspects of its rhetoric in order to put forward their social claims.
Domaines
Anthropologie sociale et ethnologie
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