• DOI:10.1177/0971721817744444
Corpus ID: 149289782

Beyond Conflict and Complementarity Science and Religion in Contemporary India

@article{Thomas2018BeyondCA,
  title={Beyond Conflict and Complementarity Science and Religion in Contemporary India},
  author={R. Thomas},
  journal={Science, Technology and Society},
  year={2018},
  volume={23},
  pages={47 - 64}
}

R. Thomas

Published 2018

Economics

Science, Technology and Society

This article attempts to discuss through detailed ethnographic description, the manner in which scientists in a leading Indian scientific research institute defined and practiced religion. Instead of posing science and religion as dichotomous categories, this article demonstrates its easy coexistence within the everyday lives and practices of Indian scientists. The ‘religious’ scientists did not perceive their religiosity in opposition to science, nor did they accept the complementary view of… CONTINUE READING

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