Urbanization and Religious Tolerance

This book attempts to analyse the social reciprocity and religious tolerance between Hindu and Muslim communities, with regard to modernization and its impact in an urban setting. Based on the empirical survey conducted in the city of Varanasi, which is a peculiar blend of tradition and modernity, it explores the nature of religious, social, economic and occupational adoption between the two communities.

It further tries to explain the extent and the quantum to which Hindus have adopted the beliefs and traditions of Muslims; and Muslims have adopted from the religious traditions, rituals and beliefs of Hindus in their social and occupational life in the wave of modernization.