The rhetoric of Hindu nationalism: A narrative of mythic redefinition

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-248

  Roy, Abhik ^a,c   Rowland, Robert C ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

And Shiv Sena; Bal Thackeray; Hindu Nationalism; Kenneth Burke; Mythic Narrative; Nationalist Rhetoric

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844441126     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570310309374770     Document Type: Article

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