02028nam 2200373 450 991079685670332120181005082710.01-4985-4894-6(CKB)4100000004820143(MiAaPQ)EBC5393422(EXLCZ)99410000000482014320180628d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSecularism and the crisis of minority identity in postcolonial literature /Roger McNamaraLanham :Lexington Books,2018.1 online resource (199 pages)1-4985-4893-8 Secularism and the crisis of minority identity in postcolonial literature -- Burgher writing: aesthetics as resistance to secular time in Carl Muller's and Michael Ondaatje's fiction -- Muslim writing: secular criticism in Saadat Hasan Manto's and Ismat Cughtai's fiction -- Parsi writing: developing a fine balance: secularism, religion, and minority politics in Rohinton Mistry's Family Matters -- Anglo-Indian writing: the conundrum of secular nationalism in Frank Anthony's and I. Allan Sealy's writing -- Dalit writing: secular catholicism and feminist critique in Bama's texts -- Secularism and sites of renewal."This book argues that secularism and modernity are responsible for the identity crisis that minorities experience in India and Sri Lanka. It shows that content and aesthetics of minority writing are not only shaped by the impositions of secularism and modernity but also produces innovative strategies to overcome them"--Provided by publisher.SecularismIndiaSecularism322.10954McNamara Roger1482168MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910796856703321Secularism and the crisis of minority identity in postcolonial literature3699589UNINA