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A Prehistory of Hindu-Christian Conflict

This chapter provides a historical exposition on the development of Hindu–Christian conflict and on how certain conflicts in India came to be understood as “religious” conflicts between “Hindus” and “Christians.” It emphasizes the world-historical forces that played and continue to play a role in the construction of Hindu–Christian conflict. It also elaborates how colonization and globalization contributed to the construction of Hindu–Christian conflict. The chapter analyses local and global factors that explain why particular groups come into conflict, why at a particular time, and why in a particular way. It mentions the resistance of some Hindus to what they perceive as the undesirable but inexorable global diffusion of modern, secular ideals as one of the reasons for the conflict between Hindus and Christians.